SystemTap up to 1.4 context numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SystemTap. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument context causes numeric error. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-1769. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SystemTap and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument context with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

SystemTap 1.4 and earlier, when unprivileged (aka stapusr) mode is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted ELF program with DWARF expressions that are not properly handled by a stap script that performs context variable access.

The weakness was published 08/29/2011 as Bug 702687 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1769 since 04/19/2011. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67083 (CentOS 5 : systemtap (CESA-2011:0841)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155535 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SystemTap (ELSA-2011-0842)).

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 (67567), Tenable (67083), SecurityFocus (BID 47934†), Secunia (SA44802†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31609†). Similar entry is available at VDB-58406. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67083
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : systemtap (CESA-2011:0841)
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OpenVAS ID: 880519
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for systemtap CESA-2011:0841 centos5 i386
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: fa2e3415185a28542d419a641ecd6cddd52e3cd9

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05/20/2011 +31 days 🔍
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06/01/2011 +12 days 🔍
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08/29/2011 +89 days 🔍
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06/29/2013 +670 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +632 days 🔍
11/18/2021 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 702687
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58405

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X-Force: 67567
SecurityFocus: 47934 - SystemTap DWARF Expression Handling Two Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44802 - Red Hat update for systemtap, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 31609 - SystemTap 1.0 through 1.4 Translate() Division by Zero Error Allows Local Denial of Service, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 14:20
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/23/2017 07:43 (13), 11/18/2021 14:19 (4), 11/18/2021 14:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:761:103

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