CVE-2013-2099: Medium severity ibm cognos analytics vulnerability

Published May 15, 2013
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Updated

A denial of service flaw was found in the way SSL module implementation of Python3, version 3 of the Python programming language (aka Python 3000), performed matching of the certificate's name in the case it contained many '' wildcard characters. A remote attacker, able to obtain valid certificate with its name containing a lot of '' wildcard characters could use this flaw to cause denial of service (excessive CPU consumption) by issuing request to validate such a certificate for / to an application using the Python's ssl.matchhostname() functionality.

Upstream bug report: [1] http://bugs.python.org/issue17980

CVE request: [2] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/15/6 (is for python-backports-sslmatchhostname, but that code comes from Python 3.2 ssl module implementation) [3] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/15/7

Acknowledgements:

Name: Florian Weimer (Red Hat Product Security)

Other sources

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the ssl.matchhostname function in Python 3.2.x, 3.3.x, and earlier, and unspecified versions of python-backports-sslmatchhostname as used for older Python versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via multiple wildcard characters in the common name in a certificate.

MITRE

Python is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ssl.matchhostname() function when matching certificates with multiple wildcard characters. By sending a specially-crafted SSL certificate containing wildcard characters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to consume an overly large amount of CPU resources.

Note: This vulnerability also affects Red Hat Storage.

IBM

Affected Software

14 affected componentsFixes available
IBM Cognos Analytics<=12.0.0-12.0.3
IBM Cognos Analytics<=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP4
Python Python=3.2.0
Python Python=3.2.1
Python Python=3.2.2
Python Python=3.2.3
Python Python=3.2.4
Python Python=3.2.5
Python Python=3.3.0
Python Python=3.3.1
Python Python=3.3.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.04

Remediation

Event History

May 15, 2013
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:02 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 9, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:44 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:44 PM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2099?

CVE-2013-2099 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-2099?

To fix CVE-2013-2099, you should apply the relevant patches provided by your software vendor.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2013-2099?

CVE-2013-2099 affects specific versions of Python 3 and IBM Cognos Analytics.

4

What versions of Python are impacted by CVE-2013-2099?

CVE-2013-2099 impacts Python versions 3.2.0 through 3.3.2.

5

Is AWS affected by CVE-2013-2099?

CVE-2013-2099 does not specifically list AWS services as affected.

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