InspIRCd up to 2.0.6 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in InspIRCd up to 2.0.6. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-6697. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in InspIRCd up to 2.0.6. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

InspIRCd before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

The bug was discovered 03/20/2015. The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-6697 since 08/25/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82839 (Debian DSA-3226-1 : inspircd - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0.7 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 Tenable (82839) and SecurityFocus (BID 52561†). The entries VDB-99783 and VDB-107080 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 82839
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3226-1 : inspircd - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: InspIRCd 2.0.7
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/20/2015 🔍
04/15/2015 +26 days 🔍
04/17/2015 +2 days 🔍
08/25/2015 +130 days 🔍
04/13/2017 +597 days 🔍
04/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/29/2022 +2055 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99772
SecurityFocus: 52561

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2017 10:51
Updated: 11/29/2022 09:10
Changes: 04/14/2017 10:51 (69), 10/15/2019 09:52 (3), 11/29/2022 09:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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