SB2017020933 - Fedora 24 update for zoneminder



SB2017020933 - Fedora 24 update for zoneminder

Published: February 9, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017020933
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5595)

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

A file disclosure and inclusion vulnerability exists in web/views/file.php in ZoneMinder 1.x through v1.30.0 because of unfiltered user-input being passed to readfile(), which allows an authenticated attacker to read local system files (e.g., /etc/passwd) in the context of the web server user (www-data). The attack vector is a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter within a zm/index.php?view=file&path= request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.