SB2019111827 - Improper Certificate Validation in OpenWrt

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SB2019111827 - Improper Certificate Validation in OpenWrt

Published: November 18, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019111827
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5102)

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

An exploitable information leak vulnerability exists in the ustream-ssl library of OpenWrt, versions 18.06.4 and 15.05.1. When connecting to a remote server, the server's SSL certificate is checked but no action is taken when the certificate is invalid. An attacker could exploit this behavior by performing a man-in-the-middle attack, providing any certificate, leading to the theft of all the data sent by the client during the first request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References