Manifest spoofing in Borg - CVE-2016-10099

 

Manifest spoofing in Borg - CVE-2016-10099

Published: January 2, 2017 / Updated: January 3, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3081
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10099
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: The Borg Collective
Affected software:
Borg

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to error within cryptographic protocol used to authenticate the manifest (list of archives). A remote attacker can spoof the list of archives.



How to mitigate CVE-2016-10099

Install the latest version 1.0.9.

Sources