Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-25660 |
CWE-ID | CWE-288 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ceph (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU48684
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25660
CWE-ID:
CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists with in the implementation of the Cephx authentication protocol. A remote attacker with access to the Ceph cluster network can intercept authentication packets and perform replay attacks in Nautilus.
The vulnerability affects msgr2 protocol only and is basically a reintroduction of previously patched vulnerability #VU14542.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsceph (Alpine package): 14.2.1-r0 - 14.2.9-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f76faad409e96ef9dd005c5ee843d4b3bf597450
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.