FreeBSD IPFW Address Table Lookup Atomicity Error Firewall Rule Bypass Vulnerability

BID:14102

Info

FreeBSD IPFW Address Table Lookup Atomicity Error Firewall Rule Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14102
Class: Atomicity Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2019
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 29 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Max Laier.
Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FreeBSD IPFW Address Table Lookup Atomicity Error Firewall Rule Bypass Vulnerability

FreeBSD IPFW is prone to an atomicity error that might result in erroneous lookup table matching under certain circumstances. Reports indicate the issue exists on SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) based platforms, or on UP (Uni Processor) platforms that have a system kernel configured with 'PREEMPTION' functionality enabled. (Note: This is not a default configuration).

This issue may be leveraged to aid in attacks launched against target computers that are protected by the affected firewall.

Exploit / POC

FreeBSD IPFW Address Table Lookup Atomicity Error Firewall Rule Bypass Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

FreeBSD IPFW Address Table Lookup Atomicity Error Firewall Rule Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory (FreeBSD-SA-05:13.ipfw) and fixes to address this issue.


FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE

References

FreeBSD IPFW Address Table Lookup Atomicity Error Firewall Rule Bypass Vulnerability

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