openEuler 22.03 LTS SP1 update for vte291



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2024-37535
CVE-2000-0476
CVE-2016-6439
CWE-ID CWE-400
CWE-20
CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

vte291-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

vte291-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

vte291-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

vte291
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU93078

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37535

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling window resize escape sequence. A local user can consume all available memory resources and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS SP1

vte291-devel: before 0.62.3-2

vte291-debugsource: before 0.62.3-2

vte291-debuginfo: before 0.62.3-2

vte291: before 0.62.3-2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1829


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU94647

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2000-0476

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to insert certain characters that force the window to be resized and crash the terminal.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS SP1

vte291-devel: before 0.62.3-2

vte291-debugsource: before 0.62.3-2

vte291-debuginfo: before 0.62.3-2

vte291: before 0.62.3-2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1829


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU1047

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6439

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote anauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness is due to resource management error. By sending a specially crafted data, attackers can trigger the Snort process restart and bypass Snort detection.
Successful exploitation results in denial of service that may lead to further attacks on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS SP1

vte291-devel: before 0.62.3-2

vte291-debugsource: before 0.62.3-2

vte291-debuginfo: before 0.62.3-2

vte291: before 0.62.3-2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1829


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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