SB2020011105 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function in shadowsocks-libev (Alpine package)
Published: January 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020011105
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5164)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insufficient authentication mechanism in the ss-manager binary. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted network packets to ss-manager, cause an arbitrary binary to run and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.