CVE-2015-2675
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.47% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnome/librest
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2237.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742644Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183982Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199049Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/librest/commit/?id=b50ace7738ea03817acdad87fb2b338a86018329Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.