Windriver VxWorks up to 6.9 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Windriver VxWorks 6.5/6.6/6.7/6.8/6.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0711. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Windriver VxWorks 6.5/6.6/6.7/6.8/6.9 (Hardware Driver Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

IPSSH (aka the SSH server) in Wind River VxWorks 6.5 through 6.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a crafted authentication request.

The weakness was disclosed 03/20/2013 by Hisashi Kojima with Fujitsu (Website). The advisory is shared for download at jvndb.jvn.jp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0711 since 12/28/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 69864 (VxWorks 5.5 through 6.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

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 (82996), Tenable (69864), SecurityFocus (BID 58638†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41501†). The entries VDB-63817, VDB-63816, VDB-63815 and VDB-63814 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 69864
Nessus Name: VxWorks 5.5 through 6.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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12/28/2012 🔍
03/18/2013 +80 days 🔍
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03/20/2013 +2 days 🔍
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09/15/2013 +2 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +555 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvndb.jvn.jp
Researcher: Hisashi Kojima
Organization: Fujitsu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-0711 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63812

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X-Force: 82996
SecurityFocus: 58638 - VxWorks SSH Server CVE-2013-0711 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 41501 - Wind River VxWorks 6.5 - 6.9 IPSSH Allows Remote DoS via Crafted Authentication Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/01/2022 13:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 05/11/2017 08:46 (5), 01/01/2022 13:56 (3)
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