Tarantool Msgpuck Library 1.0.3 mp_check out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tarantool Msgpuck Library 1.0.3. This vulnerability affects the function mp_check. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9036. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tarantool Msgpuck Library 1.0.3 (Software Library). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function mp_check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable incorrect return value vulnerability exists in the mp_check function of Tarantool's Msgpuck library 1.0.3. A specially crafted packet can cause the mp_check function to incorrectly return success when trying to check if decoding a map16 packet will read outside the bounds of a buffer, resulting in a denial of service vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2016. The weakness was shared 12/23/2016 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9036 since 10/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96055 (Fedora 25 : msgpuck / tarantool (2016-2d0c8ba781)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96055) and SecurityFocus (BID 95064†). The entry VDB-94670 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 96055
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : msgpuck / tarantool (2016-2d0c8ba781)
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OpenVAS ID: 864541
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for tarantool FEDORA-2016-badd014afe
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/26/2016 🔍
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12/24/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/12/2022 +2118 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-2d0c8ba781⛔
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94669
SecurityFocus: 95064 - Tarantool Msgpuck CVE-2016-9036 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/24/2016 18:28
Updated: 10/12/2022 16:20
Changes: 12/24/2016 18:28 (67), 07/15/2019 15:35 (12), 10/12/2022 16:13 (13), 10/12/2022 16:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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