SB2017010303 - Two vulnerabilities in Borg
Published: January 3, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017010303
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10100)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary archives.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing duplicate archive names during manifest recovery. A remote attacker can spoof the names of archives and trick the victim into using malicious file.
2) Manifest spoofing (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10099)
CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to error within cryptographic protocol used to authenticate the manifest (list of archives). A remote attacker can spoof the list of archives.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.