Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6/7 389 Directory Server information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux HPC Node, Enterprise Linux Server and Enterprise Linux Workstation 6/7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component 389 Directory Server. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4992. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux HPC Node, Enterprise Linux Server and Enterprise Linux Workstation 6/7 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component 389 Directory Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

389 Directory Server in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 through 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 through 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 through 7 allows remote attackers to infer the existence of RDN component objects.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2016. The weakness was presented 06/08/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4992 since 05/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95893 (Amazon Linux AMI : 389-ds-base (ALAS-2016-773)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350931 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for 389-ds-base: ALAS-2016-773).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95893). See VDB-102139 and VDB-102140 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 95893
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : 389-ds-base (ALAS-2016-773)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for 389-ds-base CESA-2016:2765 centos6
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/24/2016 🔍
11/03/2016 +163 days 🔍
12/15/2016 +42 days 🔍
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06/08/2017 +174 days 🔍
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06/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2008 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2016:2594
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4992 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102138
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2017 07:59
Updated: 12/08/2022 10:11
Changes: 06/09/2017 07:59 (73), 10/15/2019 12:56 (3), 12/08/2022 10:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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