Executive Summary
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Title | auth_ldap security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2006:0179 | First vendor Publication | 2006-01-10 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2006-01-10 |
Severity (Vendor) | Critical | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: An updated auth_ldap packages that fixes a format string security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: The auth_ldap package is an httpd module that allows user authentication against information stored in an LDAP database. A format string flaw was found in the way auth_ldap logs information. It may be possible for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the 'apache' user if auth_ldap is used for user authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2006-0150 to this issue. Note that this issue only affects servers that have auth_ldap installed and configured to perform user authentication against an LDAP database. All users of auth_ldap should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. This issue does not affect the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4 distributions as they do not include the auth_ldap package. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 177421 - CVE-2006-0150 auth_ldap format string issue |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0179.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-134 | Uncontrolled Format String (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for authldap File : nvt/sles9p5018991.nasl |
2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 952-1 (libapache-auth-ldap) File : nvt/deb_952_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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22301 | auth_ldap for Apache HTTP Server auth_ldap_log_reason() Function Remote Forma... The auth_ldap module for Apache is susceptible to a remote format-string vulnerability. This issue is due to the application's failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in the format-specifier of a formatted printing function. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. |
Snort® IPS/IDS
Date | Description |
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2014-01-10 | Apache HTTP server auth_ldap logging function format string vulnerability RuleID : 13308 - Revision : 12 - Type : SERVER-APACHE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-952.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2006-01-11 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2006-0179.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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