Tuxfamily chrony up to 1.24-pre1 cmdmon.c read_from_cmd_socket resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tuxfamily chrony up to 1.24-pre1. Impacted is the function read_from_cmd_socket of the file cmdmon.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0292. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Tuxfamily chrony up to 1.24-pre1. This affects the function read_from_cmd_socket of the file cmdmon.c. 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:

The read_from_cmd_socket function in cmdmon.c in chronyd in Chrony before 1.23.1, and 1.24-pre1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) by sending a spoofed cmdmon packet that triggers a continuous exchange of NOHOSTACCESS messages between two daemons, a related issue to CVE-2009-3563.

The weakness was released 02/08/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0292 since 01/12/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44856 (Debian DSA-1992-1 : chrony - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175071 (Debian Security Update for Chrony (DSA-1992)).

Upgrading to version 1.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56124), Tenable (44856), SecurityFocus (BID 38106†), Secunia (SA38428†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24899†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51773 and VDB-51772. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 44856
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1992-1 : chrony - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66809
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1992-1 (chrony)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: chrony 1.18

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10/27/2009 🔍
01/12/2010 +77 days 🔍
02/04/2010 +23 days 🔍
02/05/2010 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2010 +3 days 🔍
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02/22/2010 +14 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +2 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1848 days 🔍
09/01/2021 +2359 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0292 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51771

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X-Force: 56124
SecurityFocus: 38106 - Chrony 1.23 and Prior Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 38428 - Chrony Denial of Service Security Issue and Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24899 - Chrony < 1.23.1 NOHOSTACCESS Messages Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/01/2021 06:31
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/21/2017 17:12 (14), 09/01/2021 06:31 (3)
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