Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : RabbitMQ vulnerability (USN-3374-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 102093

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that RabbitMQ incorrectly handled MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to authenticate successfully with an existing username by omitting the password.

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Solution

Update the affected rabbitmq-server package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3374-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 102093

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3374-1.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2017

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9877

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rabbitmq-server, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9877

USN: 3374-1