#VU111757 Infinite loop in tcl - CVE-2007-4772
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111757
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
tcl
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: tcl.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
tcl: 8.0.2 - 8.4.16
External links
https://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0122.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
https://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=565440&group_id=10894
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1810264&group_id=10894&atid=110894
https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:059
https://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39497
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11569
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
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.
