VDB-74370 · CVE-2014-9472 · Nessus 82606

Bestpractical Request Tracker up to 4.2.5 Email Gateway resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Bestpractical Request Tracker up to 4.2.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component Email Gateway. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9472. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Bestpractical Request Tracker up to 4.2.5 (Ticket Tracking Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Email Gateway. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The email gateway in RT (aka Request Tracker) 3.0.0 through 4.x before 4.0.23 and 4.2.x before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted email.

The weakness was published 03/09/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9472 since 01/03/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82606 (Fedora 21 : rt-4.2.10-2.fc21 (2015-4666)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175312 (Debian Security Update for request-tracker4 (DSA 3176-1)).

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 Tenable (82606), SecurityFocus (BID 72832†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49080†). Similar entries are available at VDB-74372 and VDB-74373. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Ticket Tracking Software

Vendor

Bestpractical

Name

Request Tracker

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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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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Nessus ID: 82606
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : rt-4.2.10-2.fc21 (2015-4666)
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OpenVAS ID: 703176
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3176-1 (request-tracker4 - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2015 🔍
02/26/2015 +54 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +1 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +10 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +7 days 🔍
03/30/2015 +14 days 🔍
04/07/2015 +8 days 🔍
05/01/2022 +2581 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-9472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74370

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SecurityFocus: 72832 - Request Tracker CVE-2014-9472 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 49080 - RT 3.0.0 through 4.0.22 and 4.2 before 4.2.10 Remote DoS via a Crafted Email, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:31
Updated: 05/01/2022 09:05
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:31 (63), 06/23/2017 10:20 (9), 05/01/2022 09:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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