ekg 2005-04-11 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ekg 2005-04-11 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-1664. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ekg 2005-04-11. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

ekg before 1:1.7~rc2-1etch1 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a vector related to the token OCR functionality.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2007. The weakness was published 06/22/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1664 since 03/24/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25584 (Debian DSA-1318-1 : ekg - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2005-04-11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35135), Tenable (25584), SecurityFocus (BID 24600†), OSVDB (45378†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15517†). Similar entries are available at VDB-25933, VDB-25862, VDB-37496 and VDB-37494. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 25584
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1318-1 : ekg - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 58424
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1318-1 (ekg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ekg 2005-04-11

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03/24/2007 🔍
06/22/2007 +90 days 🔍
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05/20/2008 +323 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2489 days 🔍
07/21/2019 +1589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37495

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X-Force: 35135
SecurityFocus: 24600 - EKG Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 45378 - ekg on Debian Linux Token OCR Functionality NULL Dereference Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 15517 - EKG Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to cause DoS via the token OCR Functionality, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/21/2019 10:56
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (73), 07/21/2019 10:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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