Multiple vulnerabilities in ntopng
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-362 CWE-400 CWE-352 CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ntopng Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
| Vendor | ntop |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU48083
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in view interfaces. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsntopng: 3.8 - 4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/ntop/ntopng/releases/tag/4.2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU48084
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger CPU resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsntopng: 3.8 - 4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/ntop/ntopng/releases/tag/4.2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU48085
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin when POSTing JSON. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsntopng: 3.8 - 4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/ntop/ntopng/releases/tag/4.2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU48086
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error on HTTP dissected last_url. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the application or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsntopng: 3.8 - 4.0
External linkshttp://github.com/ntop/ntopng/releases/tag/4.2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
