VDB-99103 · CVE-2017-5185 · BID 97267

NetIQ Sentinel Server up to 8.0.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in NetIQ Sentinel Server up to 8.0.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-5185. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NetIQ Sentinel Server up to 8.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was discovered in NetIQ Sentinel Server 8.0 before 8.0.1 that may allow remote denial of service.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2017. The weakness was presented 03/30/2017 by Jacob Baines with Tenable Network Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at netiq.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5185 since 01/06/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97267†). See VDB-99102 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 100943
OpenVAS Name: Sentinel Server Leakage of Information and Remote Denial of Service Issue
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Sentinel Server 8.0.1

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01/06/2017 🔍
03/29/2017 +82 days 🔍
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03/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
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03/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/24/2020 +1242 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: netiq.com
Researcher: Jacob Baines
Organization: Tenable Network Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99103
SecurityFocus: 97267 - NetIQ Sentinel CVE-2017-5185 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5185 - NetIQ - Sentinel - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2017 10:45
Updated: 08/24/2020 09:40
Changes: 03/31/2017 10:45 (63), 08/24/2020 09:40 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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