Rafal Wojtczuk libnids 1.24 ip_fragment.c ip_evictor null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rafal Wojtczuk libnids 1.24. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function ip_evictor of the file ip_fragment.c. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0751. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Rafal Wojtczuk libnids 1.24. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ip_evictor of the file ip_fragment.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The ip_evictor function in ip_fragment.c in libnids 1.24, as used in dsniff and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via crafted fragmented packets.

The weakness was shared 04/06/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0751. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47400 (Fedora 11 : dsniff-2.4-0.9.b1.fc11 / libnids-1.24-1.fc11 (2010-5545)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118225 (Fedora Update for Libnids, Dsniff (FEDORA-2010-5562)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57428), Tenable (47400), SecurityFocus (BID 39142†), Secunia (SA39249†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27368†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 47400
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : dsniff-2.4-0.9.b1.fc11 / libnids-1.24-1.fc11 (2010-5545)
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OpenVAS ID: 861836
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for dsniff FEDORA-2010-5535
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02/26/2010 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1627 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2010-0751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52604
X-Force: 57428
SecurityFocus: 39142 - Libnids 'ip_fragment.c' Null Pointer Deference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 39249
Vulnerability Center: 27368 - Llibnids 1.24 and prior ip_fragment.c Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted Fragmented Packets, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 03/14/2025 03:30
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (59), 03/06/2017 11:16 (8), 09/07/2021 09:02 (4), 09/07/2021 09:05 (1), 02/01/2025 11:05 (16), 03/14/2025 03:30 (1)
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