VDB-38477 · CVE-2007-4494 · BID 25538

Ez Systems eZ publish up to 3.9.1 tipafriend denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ez Systems eZ publish up to 3.9.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function tipafriend. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4494. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ez Systems eZ publish up to 3.9.1. This issue affects the function tipafriend. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The tipafriend function in eZ publish before 3.8.9, and 3.9 before 3.9.3, does not limit access by anonymous users, which allows remote attackers to conduct spam attacks.

The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at ez.no. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4494 since 08/22/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 25538†), OSVDB (40325†) and Secunia (SA26686†). The entry VDB-38476 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eZ publish 3.9.2

Timelineinfo

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09/04/2007 +12 days 🔍
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03/02/2018 +1082 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ez.no
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-4494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38477
SecurityFocus: 25538 - eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability
Secunia: 26686 - eZ Publish Two Security Bypass Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 40325 - eZ publish tipafriend Function Anonymous Mail Relay

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 03/02/2018 10:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 03/02/2018 10:13 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:0F8:103

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