Splunk up to 6.5.1 Daemon input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk up to 6.5.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Daemon. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-5880. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Splunk up to 6.5.1 (Log Management Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Splunk Web in Splunk Enterprise versions 6.5.x before 6.5.2, 6.4.x before 6.4.5, 6.3.x before 6.3.9, 6.2.x before 6.2.13, 6.1.x before 6.1.12, 6.0.x before 6.0.13, 5.0.x before 5.0.17 and Splunk Light versions before 6.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted GET request, aka SPL-130279.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2017. The weakness was presented 02/04/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at splunk.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5880 since 02/03/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97100 (Splunk Enterprise < 5.0.17 / 6.0.13 / 6.1.12 / 6.2.13 / 6.3.9 / 6.4.5 / 6.5.2 or Splunk Light < 6.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 6.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97100) and SecurityFocus (BID 93165†). See VDB-91826 and VDB-99165 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 97100
Nessus Name: Splunk Enterprise < 5.0.17 / 6.0.13 / 6.1.12 / 6.2.13 / 6.3.9 / 6.4.5 / 6.5.2 or Splunk Light < 6.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 100694
OpenVAS Name: Splunk Light DoS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Splunk 6.5.2

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01/25/2017 🔍
02/03/2017 +9 days 🔍
02/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
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02/08/2017 +4 days 🔍
02/10/2017 +2 days 🔍
09/01/2020 +1299 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: splunk.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-5880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96548
SecurityFocus: 93165
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5880 - Splunk - Multiple Products - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2017 09:53
Updated: 09/01/2020 07:00
Changes: 02/04/2017 09:53 (69), 09/01/2020 07:00 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:8C6:103

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