VDB-9922 · BID 61812 · SA54455

cPanel WHM 11.34.1.24/11.36.1.14/11.38.1.12/11.39.0.4 Suspend denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in cPanel WHM 11.34.1.24/11.36.1.14/11.38.1.12/11.39.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Suspend Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cPanel WHM 11.34.1.24/11.36.1.14/11.38.1.12/11.39.0.4 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Suspend Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2013 with Rack911 as cPanel - Manipulation (R911-0044) as confirmed blog post (Website). The advisory is available at blog.rack911.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 11.34.1.25, 11.36.1.15, 11.38.1.13 or 11.39.0.5 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 SecurityFocus (BID 61812†), OSVDB (96166†) and Secunia (SA54455†). The entries VDB-9919, VDB-9920 and VDB-9921 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: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel WHM 11.34.1.25/11.36.1.15/11.38.1.13/11.39.0.5

Timelineinfo

06/27/2013 🔍
06/27/2013 +0 days 🔍
07/15/2013 +18 days 🔍
07/18/2013 +3 days 🔍
08/14/2013 +27 days 🔍
08/14/2013 +0 days 🔍
08/16/2013 +2 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +2043 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cPanel - Manipulation (R911-0044)
Researcher: http://www.rack911.com
Organization: Rack911
Status: Confirmed
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9922
SecurityFocus: 61812 - cPanel Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54455 - cPanel Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 96166

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2013 16:32
Updated: 03/21/2019 10:24
Changes: 08/14/2013 16:32 (52), 03/21/2019 10:24 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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