CVE-2015-2675 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Librest	0.7.92

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338aPatchThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.htmlThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338aPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-2675?

CVE-2015-2675 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 (applic...

How severe is CVE-2015-2675?

CVE-2015-2675 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-2675?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnome Librest.