Apache Qpid Proton up to 0.12.0 proton.reactor.Connector information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apache Qpid Proton up to 0.12.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file proton.reactor.Connector. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2166. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Qpid Proton up to 0.12.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file proton.reactor.Connector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) proton.reactor.Connector, (2) proton.reactor.Container, and (3) proton.utils.BlockingConnection classes in Apache Qpid Proton before 0.12.1 improperly use an unencrypted connection for an amqps URI scheme when SSL support is unavailable, which might allow man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 04/12/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.fedoraproject.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-2166 since 01/29/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90663 (Fedora 23 : qpid-proton-0.12.1-1.fc23 (2016-e6e8436b98)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90663), SecurityFocus (BID 85377†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58247†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 90663
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : qpid-proton-0.12.1-1.fc23 (2016-e6e8436b98)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Qpid Proton 0.12.1

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01/29/2016 🔍
03/23/2016 +54 days 🔍
04/12/2016 +19 days 🔍
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04/22/2016 +5 days 🔍
07/24/2022 +2284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-e6e8436b98
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82259
SecurityFocus: 85377 - Apache Qpid Proton Python API CVE-2016-2166 Man in the Middle Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 58247 - Apache Qpid Proton <0.12.1 Remote Man-in-the-Middle Attack, Medium

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Created: 04/13/2016 10:07 AM
Updated: 07/24/2022 08:16 AM
Changes: 04/13/2016 10:07 AM (66), 02/05/2019 12:53 PM (13), 07/24/2022 08:08 AM (4), 07/24/2022 08:13 AM (1), 07/24/2022 08:16 AM (1)
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