Apache Qpid Proton up to 0.27.0 Certificate Validation certificate validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apache Qpid Proton up to 0.27.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Certificate Validation Handler. The manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-0223. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Qpid Proton up to 0.27.0. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Certificate Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

While investigating bug PROTON-2014, we discovered that under some circumstances Apache Qpid Proton versions 0.9 to 0.27.0 (C library and its language bindings) can connect to a peer anonymously using TLS *even when configured to verify the peer certificate* while used with OpenSSL versions before 1.1.0. This means that an undetected man in the middle attack could be constructed if an attacker can arrange to intercept TLS traffic.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2019. The weakness was disclosed 04/23/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-0223 since 11/14/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/10/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210274 (RHEL 6 / 7 : AMQ Clients 2.3.1 (RHSA-2019:0886)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237281 (Red Hat Update for qpid-proton (RHSA-2019:1400)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210274). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Qpid Proton

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Discussion