SB2018111701 - Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Qpid Proton-J

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SB2018111701 - Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Qpid Proton-J

Published: November 17, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018111701
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17187)

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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 man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the transport.ssl(...) methods of the affected software are missing Transport Layer Security (TLS) hostname-verification functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute a man-in-the-middle attack to bypass hostname-based TLS verification controls and gain unauthorized access to the targeted system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References