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Amazon Linux 2 : openwsman (ALAS-2019-1196)

high Nessus Plugin ID 124302

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

Earlier versions of Openwsman are vulnerable to arbitrary file disclosure because the working directory of openwsmand daemon was set to root directory. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to openwsman server. (CVE-2019-3816)

Solution

Run 'yum update openwsman' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1196.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124302

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1196.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/26/2019

Updated: 1/22/2020

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwsman-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwsman1, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openwsman-client, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openwsman-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openwsman-perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openwsman-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openwsman-ruby, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openwsman-server, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3816

ALAS: 2019-1196