Fedora 39 update for aws



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-41708
CWE-ID CWE-337
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

aws
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

EUVDB-ID: #VU97753

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41708

CWE-ID: CWE-337 - Predictable Seed in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a weak random number generator within the Random_String() function in the src/core/aws-utils.adb module. A remote attacker can guess session identifiers of other users and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

aws: before 2020-12.1.fc39

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-d940f25a53


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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