Hawk up to 3.1.2/4.1.0 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Hawk up to 3.1.2/4.1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2515. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Hawk up to 3.1.2/4.1.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Hawk before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a long (1) header or (2) URI that is matched against an improper regular expression.

The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2515 since 02/19/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 3.1.3 or 4.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD 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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
Upgrade: Hawk 3.1.3/4.1.1
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/19/2016 🔍
04/13/2016 +53 days 🔍
04/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/24/2022 +2292 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 0833f99ba64558525995a7e21d4093da1f3e15fa
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-2515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82342

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2016 10:01
Updated: 07/24/2022 13:50
Changes: 04/14/2016 10:01 (45), 10/06/2018 11:18 (11), 07/24/2022 13:50 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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