xsupplicant up to 1.2pre1 memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in xsupplicant up to 1.2pre1. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5602. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in xsupplicant up to 1.2pre1. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple memory leaks in xsupplicant before 1.2.6, and possibly other versions, allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2006. The weakness was shared 10/27/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5602 since 10/27/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24574 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xsupplicant (MDKSA-2006:189)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29903), Tenable (24574), OSVDB (30093†), Secunia (SA22612†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14470†). The entry VDB-33023 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Name

• xsupplicant

Version

• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.8b
• 1.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0pre1
• 1.0pre2
• 1.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2pre1

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24574
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : xsupplicant (MDKSA-2006:189)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: xsupplicant 1.2.6

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10/27/2006 🔍
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07/15/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-5602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33024
X-Force: 29903
Secunia: 22612 - Xsupplicant "eap_do_notify()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30093 - CVE-2006-5602 - xsupplicant - Multiple Memory Leak Issues
Vulnerability Center: 14470 - xsupplicant Denial of Service due to Unspecified Memory Leaks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4232

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/15/2019 21:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (67), 07/15/2019 21:19 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:ED8:103

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