VDB-71681 · CVE-2012-5499 · RHSA-2014:1194

Plone up to 1.0.5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Plone up to 1.0.5. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-5499. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Plone up to 1.0.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

python_scripts.py in Plone before 4.2.3 and 4.3 before beta 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value, related to formatColumns.

The weakness was released 09/30/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at plone.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5499 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77989 (CentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2014:1194)), 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 122717 (CentOS Security Update for conga (CESA-2014:1194)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (77989) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46370†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11635, VDB-71838, VDB-71834 and VDB-71688. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Name

Plone

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 77989
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : conga (CESA-2014:1194)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1194
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Plone 1.0.6

Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
11/06/2012 +13 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +693 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +0 days 🔍
10/08/2014 +8 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +169 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1194
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71681

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SecurityFocus: 56341
Vulnerability Center: 46370 - Plone Before 4.2.3 and 4.3 Beta 1 Remote DoS via a Large Value, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 16:14
Updated: 03/29/2022 14:22
Changes: 03/26/2015 16:14 (60), 06/08/2017 09:01 (6), 03/29/2022 14:17 (3), 03/29/2022 14:22 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:EE1:103

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