Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4462. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

aviary/jobcontrol.py in Condor, as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3, when removing a job, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (condor_schedd restart) via square brackets in the cproc option.

The weakness was disclosed 03/13/2013 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at htcondor-git.cs.wisc.edu. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4462 since 08/21/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76657 (RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2013:0565)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at htcondor-git.cs.wisc.edu.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82648), Tenable (76657), SecurityFocus (BID 58336†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38824†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 76657
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2013:0565)
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Patch: 8f9b304c4f6c0a98dafa61b2c0e4beb3b70e4c84

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08/21/2012 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0565
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-4462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63752
X-Force: 82648
SecurityFocus: 58336 - Condor 'jobcontrol.py' Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38824 - Condor Before 7.8.7 and RedHat Enterprise MRG 2.3 Remote DoS via Square Brackets in the cproc Option, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/30/2021 08:20
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (61), 04/26/2017 09:01 (4), 12/30/2021 08:19 (4), 12/30/2021 08:20 (2)
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