FreeBSD : jabberd -- authentication bypass vulnerability (76d80b33-7211-11e7-998a-08606e47f965)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 102010

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

SecurityFocus reports :

JabberD is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass the authentication mechanism and perform unauthorized actions. This may lead to further attacks.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=867032

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99511

http://www.nessus.org/u?a2e9c8b1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 102010

File Name: freebsd_pkg_76d80b33721111e7998a08606e47f965.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 7/27/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:jabberd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10807