SB2012111109 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ISC INN 



SB2012111109 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ISC INN

Published: November 11, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012111109
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3523)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The STARTTLS implementation in nnrpd in INN before 2.5.3 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.