2009-1298 | Linux Kernel ip_frag_reasm memory corruption (BID-36379 / 43035)

By Max On Aug 28, 2021

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7.5	$0-$5k	0.41

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is the function ip_frag_reasm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is availability.

The issue has been introduced in 12/25/2008. The weakness was presented 12/08/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1298 since 04/15/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/28/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 340 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43035 (Fedora 11 : kernel-2.6.30.9-102.fc11 (2009-12786)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165244 (SUSE Security Update for Kernel (SUSE-SA:2010:001)).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Vulnerability Center (SBV-24296) and Tenable (43035). See 51129, 51127, 50979 and 50978 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 43035
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : kernel-2.6.30.9-102.fc11 (2009-12786)
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OpenVAS ID: 66452
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-12786 (kernel)
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Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/25/2008 🔍
04/15/2009 +110 days 🔍
09/11/2009 +149 days 🔍
11/30/2009 +80 days 🔍
12/07/2009 +7 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1925 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-1298 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 24296 – Linux Kernel Prior to 2.6.31.6 x27ip_frag_reasmx27 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 36379 – Linux Kernel AppleTalk Driver IP Over DDP Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 60788 – Linux Kernel net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c ip_frag_reasm Function NULL Dereference Remote DoS

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