Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-11111 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
nasm
canonical
CWE-119
nessus

Summary

In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, preproc.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Nasm
1
OS
Canonical
1

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 familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3694-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that NASM incorrectly handled certain source files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted source file, a remote attacker could use these issues to cause NASM to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110805
    published2018-06-29
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110805
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS : nasm vulnerabilities (USN-3694-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3694-1. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(110805);
      script_version("1.4");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:48");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-10686", "CVE-2017-11111", "CVE-2017-14228", "CVE-2017-17810", "CVE-2017-17811", "CVE-2017-17812", "CVE-2017-17813", "CVE-2017-17814", "CVE-2017-17815", "CVE-2017-17816", "CVE-2017-17817", "CVE-2017-17818", "CVE-2017-17819", "CVE-2017-17820", "CVE-2018-8881");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3694-1");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : nasm vulnerabilities (USN-3694-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was discovered that NASM incorrectly handled certain source files.
    If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
    crafted source file, a remote attacker could use these issues to cause
    NASM to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
    arbitrary code.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3694-1/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected nasm 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nasm");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/06/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/06/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/06/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"nasm", pkgver:"2.10.09-1ubuntu0.1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "nasm");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2017-A1FE6D2B86.NASL
    descriptionFix use-after-free and heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-10686, CVE-2017-11111) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2017-08-21
    plugin id102608
    published2017-08-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102608
    titleFedora 25 : nasm (2017-a1fe6d2b86)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2017-901.NASL
    descriptionThis update for nasm fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2017-10686: Multiple heap use after free vulnerabilities. (bsc#1047936) - CVE-2017-11111: Heap-based buffer overflow and application crash. (bsc#1047925) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2017-08-10
    plugin id102337
    published2017-08-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102337
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : nasm (openSUSE-2017-901)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201903-19.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201903-19 (NASM: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NASM. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary code. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123425
    published2019-03-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123425
    titleGLSA-201903-19 : NASM: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1041.NASL
    descriptionCVE-2017-10686 In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, there are multiple heap use after free vulnerabilities in the tool nasm. The related heap is allocated in the token() function and freed in the detoken() function (called by pp_getline()) - it is used again at multiple positions later that could cause multiple damages. For example, it causes a corrupted double-linked list in detoken(), a double free or corruption in delete_Token(), and an out-of-bounds write in detoken(). It has a high possibility to lead to a remote code execution attack. CVE-2017-11111 In Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc0, preproc.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2017-07-31
    plugin id102039
    published2017-07-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102039
    titleDebian DLA-1041-1 : nasm security update
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2017-6186F95179.NASL
    descriptionFix use-after-free and heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-10686, CVE-2017-11111) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2017-08-18
    plugin id102551
    published2017-08-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102551
    titleFedora 26 : nasm (2017-6186f95179)