UFO2000 decode_stringmap() denial of service

ufo2000-decodestringmap-dos (27800) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

UFO2000 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by improper handling of data blocks by the decode_stringmap() function in the server_transport.cpp file. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request containing malformed data blocks to cause the application to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.5
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.6
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version UFO2000 (subversion revision 1061 or later), available from the UFO2000 Web site. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to GLSA 200702-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Luigi Auriemma Advisory 16 Jul 2006: Multiple vulnerabilities in UFO2000 svn 1057.
  • UFO2000 Web site: UFO2000.
  • BID-19035: UFO2000 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-3790: The decode_stringmap function in server_transport.cpp for UFO2000 svn 1057 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) via a keysize or valsize that is inconsistent with the packet size, which leads to a buffer over-read.
  • CVE-2006-3791: The decode_stringmap function in server_transport.cpp for UFO2000 svn 1057 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon termination) via a large keysize or valsize, which causes a crash when the resize function cannot allocate sufficient memory.
  • GLSA-200702-10: UFO2000: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • SA21091: UFO2000 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA24297: Gentoo Multiple Vulnerabilities in ufo2000
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016503: UFO2000 Flaws Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands on the Server and Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target User`s System
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2837: UFO2000 Multiple Functions Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Gentoo Linux
  • UFO2000 UFO2000 prior to SVN 1057

Reported:

Jul 16, 2006

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