VDB-119993 · CVE-2018-1072 · RHSA-2018:2071

ovirt-engine up to 4.2.1 Log File Credentials log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ovirt-engine up to 4.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation leads to log file (Credentials). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-1072. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ovirt-engine up to 4.2.1 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ovirt-engine before version ovirt 4.2.2 is vulnerable to an information exposure through log files. When engine-backup was run with one of the options "--provision*db", the database username and password were logged in cleartext. Sharing the provisioning log might inadvertently leak database passwords.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2018. The weakness was presented 06/26/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1072 since 12/04/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110796 (RHEL 7 : Virtualization Manager (RHSA-2018:2071)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110796). See VDB-119380 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Name

ovirt-engine

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Log file / Credentials
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 110796
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Virtualization Manager (RHSA-2018:2071)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ovirt-engine 4.2.2

Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
06/26/2018 +203 days 🔍
06/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2018 +2 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2018:2071
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119993
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2018 17:41
Updated: 03/29/2023 08:30
Changes: 06/27/2018 17:41 (69), 02/22/2020 15:58 (3), 03/29/2023 08:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.