PT-2007-6134 · Dibbler · Dibbler

Published 2007-09-21 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-5029

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dibbler version 0.6.0

Description The issue arises from the failure to verify certain length parameters for buffer sizes, allowing remote attackers to trigger a buffer over-read. This can cause a denial of service, resulting in a daemon crash. The problem is demonstrated by the incorrect behavior of the TSrvMsg constructor in SrvMessages/SrvMsg.cpp, specifically when reading the option code and option length, and when parsing options.

Recommendations For Dibbler version 0.6.0, consider applying a patch or fix that properly verifies length parameters for buffer sizes to prevent buffer over-reads and subsequent daemon crashes. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-20

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5029

Affected Products

Dibbler

References · 11

• http://labs.musecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/mu-200709-02.txt · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5029 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5029 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26876 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5029 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5029 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25726 · Patch
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065892.html · Note
• http://klub.com.pl/dhcpv6 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36685 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/40569 · Note