SAP Kernel 7.21-7.49 Message Server HTTP Daemon msgserver/group resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAP Kernel 7.21-7.49 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file msgserver/group of the component Message Server HTTP Daemon. The manipulation of the argument group leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5997. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Kernel 7.21-7.49. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file msgserver/group of the component Message Server HTTP Daemon. The manipulation of the argument group with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SAP Message Server HTTP daemon in SAP KERNEL 7.21-7.49 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and process crash) via multiple msgserver/group?group= requests with a crafted size of the group parameter, aka SAP Security Note 2358972.

The bug was discovered 11/09/2016. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at erpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5997 since 02/15/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/15/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 98 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2016 🔍
02/15/2017 +98 days 🔍
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02/16/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/15/2020 +1276 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: erpscan.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-5997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97037
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5997 - SAP - Kernel - Denial of Service Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2017 09:09
Updated: 08/15/2020 11:24
Changes: 02/16/2017 09:09 (59), 08/15/2020 11:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:E49:103

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