GeoServer up to 1.7.0 flush memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in GeoServer up to 1.7.0. The impacted element is the function flush. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-7227. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GeoServer up to 1.7.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function flush. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

PartialBufferOutputStream2 in GeoServer before 1.6.1 and 1.7.0-beta1 attempts to flush buffer contents even when it is handling an "in memory buffer," which prevents the reporting of a service exception, with unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at osvdb.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-7227 since 09/14/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (43266†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

• GeoServer

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.2
• 1.4.0
• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.6.0
• 1.7.0

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 900946
OpenVAS Name: GeoServer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GeoServer 1.6.0

Timelineinfo

02/15/2008 🔍
03/15/2008 +29 days 🔍
09/14/2009 +547 days 🔍
09/14/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2011 days 🔍
01/20/2019 +1404 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-7227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50002
OSVDB: 43266 - GeoServer PartialBufferOutputStream2 flush() Unspecified Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/20/2019 13:29
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 01/20/2019 13:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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