VDB-9440 · CVE-2013-2258 · OSVDB 95003

Cryptocat up to 2.0.21 Username race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cryptocat up to 2.0.21 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation of the argument Username leads to race condition. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-2258. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cryptocat up to 2.0.21. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument Username with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 11/07/2012 by Mario Heiderich, Krzysztof Koktowicz and Maxim Rupp with Cure53 as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.crypto.cat. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2258 since 02/19/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 2.0.22 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (95003†). blog.crypto.cat is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-9432, VDB-9433, VDB-9434 and VDB-9435. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cryptocat 2.0.22

Timelineinfo

11/07/2012 🔍
11/07/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/19/2013 +104 days 🔍
07/11/2013 +142 days 🔍
05/18/2021 +2868 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.crypto.cat
Researcher: Mario Heiderich, Krzysztof Koktowicz, Maxim Rupp
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-2258 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9440
OSVDB: 95003

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2013 11:42
Updated: 05/18/2021 14:30
Changes: 07/11/2013 11:42 (47), 03/19/2019 16:10 (2), 05/18/2021 14:28 (2), 05/18/2021 14:30 (18)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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