Rom Walton BOINC 7.3.12 XML Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rom Walton BOINC 7.3.12. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component XML Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-2298. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rom Walton BOINC 7.3.12. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XML Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the XML parser in BOINC 7.x allow attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted XML file, related to the scheduler.

The weakness was presented 06/02/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at boinc.berkeley.edu. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2298 since 03/04/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/22/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71640 (Fedora 20 : boinc-client-7.2.33-2.git1994cc8.fc20 (2013-23734)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 (83931), Tenable (71640), SecurityFocus (BID 59539†), Secunia (SA53192†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42792†). See VDB-69901 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 71640
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : boinc-client-7.2.33-2.git1994cc8.fc20 (2013-23734)
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OpenVAS ID: 867203
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for boinc-client FEDORA-2013-23720
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Patch: 2fea03824925cbcb976f4191f4d8321e41a4d95b

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03/04/2013 🔍
03/07/2013 +3 days 🔍
12/27/2013 +295 days 🔍
01/06/2014 +10 days 🔍
06/02/2014 +147 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +297 days 🔍
03/22/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: boinc.berkeley.edu
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CVE: CVE-2013-2298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69893
X-Force: 83931
SecurityFocus: 59539
Secunia: 53192
Vulnerability Center: 42792 - BOINC Remote DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability due to Improper Bounds Checks, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/22/2022 09:45
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (64), 05/19/2017 10:26 (3), 03/22/2022 09:44 (3), 03/22/2022 09:45 (1)
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