NetBSD up to 6.0.5/6.1.4/7.0.2 ARP memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NetBSD up to 6.0.5/6.1.4/7.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ARP Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NetBSD up to 6.0.5/6.1.4/7.0.2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ARP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 02/17/2017 by Maxime Villard as NetBSD Security Advisory 2017-002 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ftp.netbsd.org. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading 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 SecurityTracker (ID 1037859†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: NetBSD Security Advisory 2017-002
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97175
SecurityTracker: 1037859

Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2017 00:21
Updated: 08/16/2020 11:04
Changes: 02/22/2017 00:21 (42), 08/16/2020 11:04 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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