Twitter Client 2.1.1 on Mac Unicode Tweet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Twitter Client 2.1.1 on Mac. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Unicode Handler. This manipulation of the argument Tweet with the input ????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? as part of Unicode Character causes denial of service. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended that the affected component be replaced with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Twitter Client 2.1.1 on Mac (Social Network Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Unicode Handler. The manipulation of the argument Tweet with the input value ????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/17/2013 by Glitchr as 303260914315034624 as not defined tweet (Twitter). It is possible to read the advisory at twitter.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Glitchr in Unicode String and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at twitter.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (90311†). Additional details are provided at twitter.com. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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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: Glitchr
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Recommended: Alternative
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02/19/2013 +2 days 🔍
05/03/2018 +1899 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 303260914315034624
Researcher: Glitchr
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7747
OSVDB: 90311

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

Created: 02/19/2013 14:35
Updated: 05/03/2018 12:26
Changes: 02/19/2013 14:35 (59), 05/03/2018 12:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A86:103

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