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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Webdav neon 0.28.6. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-2473. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Webdav neon 0.28.6. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
neon before 0.28.6, when expat is used, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
The weakness was released 08/21/2009 by Joe Orton (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2473. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68702 (Oracle Linux 5 : gnome-vfs2 (ELSA-2013-0131)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155791 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for neon (ELSA-2009-1452)).
Upgrading to version 0.28.6 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52633), Exploit-DB (10206), Tenable (68702), SecurityFocus (BID 36079†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23338†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-49582. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 68702
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : gnome-vfs2 (ELSA-2013-0131)
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OpenVAS ID: 64713
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8794 (neon)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: neon 0.28.6
Timeline
07/15/2009 🔍08/18/2009 🔍
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09/01/2009 🔍
07/12/2013 🔍
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12/02/2024 🔍
Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Joe Orton
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49581
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X-Force: 52633
SecurityFocus: 36079 - Neon NULL Character CA SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23338 - Neon Prior to 0.28.6 Expat XML Parsing Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 12/02/2024 05:34
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/13/2017 10:33 (9), 08/20/2021 13:10 (4), 08/20/2021 13:16 (1), 12/02/2024 05:34 (25)
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