SB2014020524 - Improper authentication in memcached (Alpine package)
Published: February 5, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014020524
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7239)
CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.
The weakness exists due to allowing wrong credentials access. A remote attacker can send an invalid request with SASL credentials, then send another request with incorrect SASL credentials and bypass authentication.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.