Hex-Rays SA IDA Pro up to 6.3 ELF File denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hex-Rays SA IDA Pro up to 6.3 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with the input printf("example }:)\n"); results in denial of service. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hex-Rays SA IDA Pro up to 6.3. Affected is an unknown code of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with the input value printf("example }:)\n"); leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2012. The weakness was published 12/18/2012 by Alejandro Hernandez (nitr0us) with IOActive as Striking Back GDB and IDA debuggers through malformed ELF executables as confirmed blog post (Website) via IOActive. The advisory is shared for download at blog.ioactive.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The problem exists when trying to open a malformed ELF that contains a file_entry.dir_index > 0 and char **include_dirs pointing to NULL.

A public exploit has been developed by Alejandro Hernandez (nitr0us) in C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at blog.ioactive.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (80735), Exploit-DB (23524), SecurityFocus (BID 57004†) and OSVDB (88549†). Further details are available at packetstormsecurity.org. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Alejandro Hernandez (nitr0us)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/18/2012 +27 days 🔍
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12/20/2012 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Striking Back GDB and IDA debuggers through malformed ELF executables
Researcher: Alejandro Hernandez (nitr0us)
Organization: IOActive
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7200
X-Force: 80735, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 57004 - IDA Pro 'ELF' File Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 88549

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2012 09:33
Updated: 04/16/2018 11:55
Changes: 12/23/2012 09:33 (60), 04/16/2018 11:55 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:5C7:103

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