SB2019090535 - Fedora 29 update for sphinx
Published: September 5, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019090535
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14511)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the database.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure default configuration in which Sphinx listens on 0.0.0.0 and does not require authentication to be configured. A remote non-authenticated attacker can simply connect to the database and gain full access to information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.