VDB-96722 · CVE-2016-0206 · BID 94656

IBM Cloud Orchestrator URL Slow input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM Cloud Orchestrator. Affected is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Such manipulation leads to input validation (Slow). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0206. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cloud Orchestrator (Cloud Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Slow). 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:

IBM Cloud Orchestrator could allow a local authenticated attacker to cause the server to slow down for a short period of time by using a specially crafted and malformed URL.

The bug was discovered 12/02/2016. The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0206 since 12/08/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 68 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94656†). The entries VDB-96721, VDB-96720 and VDB-96719 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Slow
Class: Input validation / Slow
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2015 🔍
12/02/2016 +360 days 🔍
12/05/2016 +3 days 🔍
02/08/2017 +65 days 🔍
02/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/12/2020 +1280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96722
SecurityFocus: 94656 - IBM Cloud Orchestrator CVE-2016-0206 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-0206 - IBM - Cloud Orchestrator - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2017 09:14
Updated: 08/12/2020 07:57
Changes: 02/09/2017 09:14 (60), 08/12/2020 07:57 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:DE9:103

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