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libndp >= 1.0 Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 200218

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Synopsis

An installed application on the remote host is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability was found in libndp. This flaw allows a local malicious user to cause a buffer overflow in NetworkManager, triggered by sending a malformed IPv6 router advertisement packet. This issue occurred as libndp was not correctly validating the route length information.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to the version referenced in the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5564

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 200218

File Name: libndp_CVE-2024-5564.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/7/2024

Updated: 11/1/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5564

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:libndp:libndp

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Libndp

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-5564

IAVA: 2024-A-0326