Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-8011 - Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
lldpd-project
debian
fedoraproject
CWE-120
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2020-01-28
Updated: 2023-11-07

Summary

Buffer overflow in the lldp_decode function in daemon/protocols/lldp.c in lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving large management addresses and TLV boundaries.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Lldpd_Project
24
OS
Debian
2
OS
Fedoraproject
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_2A4A112A7C1B11E5BD770800275369E2.NASL
descriptionThe lldpd developer Vincent Bernat reports : A buffer overflow may allow arbitrary code execution only if hardening was disabled. Malformed packets should not make lldpd crash. Ensure we can handle them by not using assert() in this part.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id86620
published2015-10-28
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86620
titleFreeBSD : lldpd -- Buffer overflow/Denial of service (2a4a112a-7c1b-11e5-bd77-0800275369e2)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2020 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
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#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(86620);
  script_version("2.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/02/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-8011", "CVE-2015-8012");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : lldpd -- Buffer overflow/Denial of service (2a4a112a-7c1b-11e5-bd77-0800275369e2)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The lldpd developer Vincent Bernat reports :

A buffer overflow may allow arbitrary code execution only if hardening
was disabled.

Malformed packets should not make lldpd crash. Ensure we can handle
them by not using assert() in this part."
  );
  # https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/raw/0.7.19/NEWS
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/0.7.19/NEWS"
  );
  # http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/2a4a112a-7c1b-11e5-bd77-0800275369e2.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3f3ec8a6"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:lldpd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/10/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/10/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/10/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"lldpd>=0.5.6<0.7.19")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

References