SB2017063037 - Information disclosure in mosquitto (Alpine package)
Published: June 30, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017063037
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9868)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access permission setting for mosquitto.db. A local user can gain access to sensitive MQTT topic information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9fd49ead7922a262370c74c063833035c26ef731
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f61baacc21feda8c0f7177144a4dd3ee81aa7735
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=19539511a24c68d6a70c19ae7f30e6a11736caff
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=393dd3ac34fb82a3f51871460906360f9dfc2e3d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=73a38747e43d9c0420fe000dbb786b2c02b51698