CVE-2015-2675
Flickr librest Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via running the EnsureCredentials method from the org.gnome.OnlineAccounts.Account interface on an object representing a Flickr account.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2017, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:47 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-2675.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description It was found that the OAuth implementation in librest, a helper library for RESTful services, incorrectly truncated the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url call. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using the librest library. The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via running the EnsureCredentials method from the org.gnome.OnlineAccounts.Account interface on an object representing a Flickr account. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Access Complexity Insufficient Information Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2237 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2675 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The OAuth implementation in librest before 0.7.93 incorrectly truncates the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via running the EnsureCredentials method from the org.gnome.OnlineAccounts.Account interface on an object representing a Flickr account. It was found that the OAuth implementation in librest, a helper library for RESTful services, incorrectly truncated the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url call. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using the librest library. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2237 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2675 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:librest:0.7.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2675 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-2675
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.17 }} 0.01%
score
0.85284
percentile