CVE-2016-4423
Symfony UsernamePasswordFormAuthenticationListener Session Username Dos
Description
The attemptAuthentication function in Component/Security/Http/Firewall/UsernamePasswordFormAuthenticationListener.php in Symfony before 2.3.41, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.6, and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 does not limit the length of a username stored in a session, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session storage consumption) via a series of authentication attempts with long, non-existent usernames.
INFO
Published Date :
June 1, 2016, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 3, 2016, 2:50 p.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-2016-4423.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3588 | |
| https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/18733 | |
| https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-4423-large-username-storage-in-session | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:2.3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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 https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-4423-large-username-storage-in-session No Types Assigned https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2016-4423-large-username-storage-in-session Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 02, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4423 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-2016-4423
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.81684
percentile