SB2017122103 - Debian update for otrs2
Published: December 21, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122103
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17476)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack web session on the target system.
The weakness exists due to system leaks the session information to external systems. A remote attacker can send a specially prepared email to an OTRS system, obtain session data and take over the agent’s session.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.