Fedora 26 update for apache-commons-email

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU65817

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1294

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and obtain sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 26

apache-commons-email: before 1.5-1.fc26

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:apache-commons-email:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-48d385a6fd

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.