VDB-5029 · File 111459/Flo · OSVDB 80915

Flock 2.6.1 Unicode denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Flock 2.6.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Unicode Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to swap out the affected component for an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Flock 2.6.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Unicode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 03/31/2012 by r45c4l as File 111459/Flo (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.org. The public release happened without involvement of the project team. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by r45c4l in Javascript and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer as an alternative.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (80915†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

Flock

Version

2.6.1

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: r45c4l
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Alternative: Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer

Timelineinfo

03/31/2012 🔍
03/31/2012 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2012 +5 days 🔍
04/06/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2018 +2211 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: File 111459/Flo
Researcher: r45c4l
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5029
OSVDB: 80915

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2012 09:29
Updated: 04/26/2018 10:58
Changes: 04/06/2012 09:29 (49), 04/26/2018 10:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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