lwIP up to 1.4.1 DNS Resolver resolv.c data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 1.4.1. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file resolv.c of the component DNS Resolver. Such manipulation leads to data authenticity. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-4883. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in lwIP up to 1.4.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file resolv.c of the component DNS Resolver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

resolv.c in the DNS resolver in uIP, and dns.c in the DNS resolver in lwIP 1.4.1 and earlier, does not use random values for ID fields and source ports of DNS query packets, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct cache-poisoning attacks via spoofed reply packets.

The weakness was released 11/27/2014 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4883 since 07/10/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org

Timelineinfo

07/10/2014 🔍
11/27/2014 +140 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +120 days 🔍
08/22/2024 +3436 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4883 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4883
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73016
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 08/22/2024 19:49
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (46), 03/18/2019 17:20 (2), 04/04/2022 16:44 (3), 08/22/2024 19:49 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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