Fedora 38 update for mod_auth_openidc



Published: 2023-08-20
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-28625
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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mod_auth_openidc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU74352

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28625

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when "OIDCStripCookies" is set. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 38

mod_auth_openidc: before 2.4.13.2-1.fc38

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-b534ca7056


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.



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