SB2017102414 - Security Features in Redis
Published: October 24, 2017 Updated: July 18, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102414
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10517)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
networking.c in Redis before 3.2.7 allows "Cross Protocol Scripting" because it lacks a check for POST and Host: strings, which are not valid in the Redis protocol (but commonly occur when an attack triggers an HTTP request to the Redis TCP port).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.