Local denial of service in ColPack



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-55566
CWE-ID CWE-337
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 ColPack
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor CSCsw

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

EUVDB-ID: #VU101387

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55566

CWE-ID: CWE-337 - Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the application uses predictable temporary file names that rely on unseeded RNG. A local user can create a temporary file and prevent the application from launching.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ColPack: 1.0.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225617
https://github.com/CSCsw/ColPack/blob/9a7293a8dfd66a60434496b8df5ebb4274d70339/src/Utilities/extra.cpp#L184-L190


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.



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