Manifest spoofing in Borg - CVE-2016-10099
Published: January 2, 2017 / Updated: January 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3081
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10099
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
Borg
borgbackup (Alpine package)
borgbackup (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10099
Install the latest version 1.0.9.
borgbackup (Alpine package) - update to 1.0.9-r0