Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-8012 - Reachable Assertion vulnerability in Lldpd Project Lldpd

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
lldpd-project
CWE-617
nessus

Summary

lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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
#
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
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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");