RHEL 6 : mod_auth_mysql (RHSA-2010:1002)

high Nessus Plugin ID 51357

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated mod_auth_mysql package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The mod_auth_mysql package includes an extension module for the Apache HTTP Server, which can be used to implement web user authentication against a MySQL database.

A flaw was found in the way mod_auth_mysql escaped certain multibyte-encoded strings. If mod_auth_mysql was configured to use a multibyte character set that allowed a backslash ('\') as part of the character encodings, a remote attacker could inject arbitrary SQL commands into a login request. (CVE-2008-2384)

Note: This flaw only affected non-default installations where AuthMySQLCharacterSet is configured to use one of the affected multibyte character sets. Installations that did not use the AuthMySQLCharacterSet configuration option were not vulnerable to this flaw.

All mod_auth_mysql users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
After installing the updated package, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected mod_auth_mysql and / or mod_auth_mysql-debuginfo packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2384

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:1002

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 51357

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2010-1002.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/22/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_mysql-debuginfo, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2384

BID: 33392

CWE: 89

RHSA: 2010:1002