RT:Request Tracker Devel::StackTrace Perl module denial of service

rtrequesttracker-develstacktrace-dos (43337)

Low Risk

Description:

RT:Request Tracker is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in the Devel::StackTrace Perl module. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Platforms Affected:

• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.1
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.10
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.11
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.12
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.2
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.3
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.4
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.5
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.6
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.7
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.7.1
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.8
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.0.9
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.2.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.2.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.2.1
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.2.2
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.2.3
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.1
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.2
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.3
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.4
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.5
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.4.6
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.0
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.1
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.2
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.3
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.4
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.5
• Best Practical Solutions, RT (Request Tracker) 3.6.6

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of RT (3.6.7 or later), available from the Best Practical Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

• Best Practical Web site, RT: Request Tracker at http://bestpractical.com/rt/download.html.
• Rt-announce Mailing List, Mon Jun 23 11:17:18 EDT 2008, Security vulnerability in RT 3.0 and up at http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2008-June/000158.html.
• BID-29925: RT 'Devel::StackTrace' Perl Module Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
• CVE-2008-3502: Unspecified vulnerability in Best Practical Solutions RT 3.0.0 through 3.6.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU or memory consumption) via unspecified vectors related to the Devel::StackTrace module for Perl.
• SA30830: RT Devel::StackTrace Denial of Service Vulnerability

Reported:

Jun 23, 2008

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