Advisory Details

July 20th, 2017

AlienVault Unified Security Management nfcapd Process_ipfix_template_withdraw Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	AlienVault
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Unified Security Management
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of AlienVault Unified Security Management. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within nfcapd's Process_ipfix_template_withdraw function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	AlienVault has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-01-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-07-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-02-09 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	62600BCA031B9EB5CB4A74ADDDD6771E

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