Insufficiently protected credentials in file (Alpine package)

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU33374

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19218

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

BMC Control-M/Agent 7.0.00.000 has Insecure Password Storage.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file (Alpine package): 5.32-r1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:file_alpine_package:5.32-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dc538f4f70353a02d01dac905fb662412befffbe
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6d181d271ac91ff2d8302855abd03d6a2be5dc27
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9746bba8b1ef891f7af4cc454546ad787884bc84
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9ca7ff46c112e6c03d5874540a286e6e45f1b510
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9e177e38d94223a06ed62c20ac5ba1e4c0fecf1c
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=33bd61f256dd1826d6a7df5ebb8a9e2fc1125ce1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=615b572ef6341859fe6be51d0809da4e783eb89e
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=867138742023dde9397648e41743a9173432a7b2
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a1b2628f20bfa8273eebc1d6f4bb289f8e2937ed
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a652d113b8d06b185b3974f6ff91c7f9287c1764

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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