Information disclosure in 389-ds-base

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU23001

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10224

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists within the dscreate and dsconf commands in 389-ds-base due to excessive data output, when executed in verbose mode. A local user can gain access to sensitive information, such as the Directory Manager password.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the attacker can see the screen or record terminal session.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

389-ds-base: 1.4.0.0 - 1.4.1.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:389_directory_server_project:389-ds-base:1.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10224
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/50251

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.