XySSL up to 0.8 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XySSL up to 0.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-7129. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XySSL up to 0.8. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

XySSL before 0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an X.509 certificate that does not pass the RSA signature check during verification.

The weakness was disclosed 03/16/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-7129 since 08/31/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41255) and OSVDB (49101†). The entry VDB-49731 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XySSL 0.1

Timelineinfo

03/16/2008 🔍
10/06/2008 +204 days 🔍
08/31/2009 +328 days 🔍
08/31/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2025 days 🔍
01/18/2019 +1402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-7129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49732
X-Force: 41255
OSVDB: 49101 - XySSL Malformed x.509 Certificate Parsing Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2008-0917

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/18/2019 08:24
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 01/18/2019 08:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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