Oracle Linux 8 : 389-ds:1.4 (ELSA-2021-3079)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 152511

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2021-3079 advisory.

- 389-ds-base: CRYPT password hash with asterisk allows any bind attempt to succeed (CVE-2021-3652)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3079.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 152511

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-3079.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2021

Updated: 12/13/2022

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3652

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:389-ds-base-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:389-ds-base-legacy-tools, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:389-ds-base-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:389-ds-base-snmp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-lib389

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3652