DOSBox 0.72 Filesystem denial of service ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DOSBox 0.72. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Filesystem. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6328. There is no exploit available. It is still unclear if this vulnerability genuinely exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DOSBox 0.72 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Filesystem. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** DOSBox 0.72 and earlier allows local users to obtain access to the filesystem on the host operating system via the mount command. NOTE: the researcher reports a vendor response stating that this is not a security problem.

The weakness was shared 12/10/2007 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6328 since 12/13/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38970), SecurityFocus (BID 26802†) and OSVDB (44766†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• DOSBox

Version

• 0.72

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/10/2007 🔍
12/10/2007 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2007 +3 days 🔍
12/13/2007 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2008 +141 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2508 days 🔍
08/08/2024 +3433 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2007-6328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40019
X-Force: 38970 - DOSBox MOUNT command unauthorized access
SecurityFocus: 26802 - DOSBox Unauthorized File System Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 44766 - DOSBox mount Command Local Filesystem Access
Vupen: ADV-2007-4170

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/08/2024 17:51
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (52), 09/13/2018 09:28 (6), 08/08/2024 17:51 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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