SB2014100803 - Input validation error in www.zeromq zeromq
Published: October 8, 2014 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014100803
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7203)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
libzmq (aka ZeroMQ/C++) 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not ensure that nonces are unique, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00101.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/754
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/776
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62262
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70157
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96242
- https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/issues/1191
- https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/pull/1189