Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data in elfutils (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16062
CWE-ID CWE-311
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 elfutils (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU33357

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16062

CWE-ID: CWE-311 - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

NETSAS Enigma NMS 65.0.0 and prior does not encrypt sensitive data stored within the SQL database. It is possible for an attacker to expose unencrypted sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

elfutils (Alpine package): 0.168-r2

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2e3d4976eeffb4704cf83e2cc3306293b7c7b2e9


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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