SB2021121204 - SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) update for third-party components

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20685)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of filenames by the scp.c source code file in the SCP client . A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into accessing a file with the filename of . or an empty filename from an attacker-controlled Secure Shell (SSH) server to bypass access restrictions on the system, which could be used to conduct further attacks.

2) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6109)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to accepting and displaying arbitrary stderr output from the scp server by the scp client. A malicious SCP server can use the object name to manipulate the client output, for example to employ ANSI codes to hide additional files being transferred.

3) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6111)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to missing received object name validation by the scp client. A malicious SCP server can overwrite arbitrary files in the SCP client target directory. If a recursive operation (-r) is performed, the server can manipulate subdirectories as well (for example overwrite .ssh/authorized_keys).

4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3580)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in nettle's RSA decryption functions due to insufficient validation of certain ciphertexts. A remote attacker can send specially crafted  data to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

5) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20305)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A flaw was found in Nettle in versions before 3.7.2, where several Nettle signature verification functions (GOST DSA, EDDSA & ECDSA) result in the Elliptic Curve Cryptography point (ECC) multiply function being called with out-of-range scalers, possibly resulting in incorrect results. This flaw allows an attacker to force an invalid signature, causing an assertion failure or possible validation. The highest threat to this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/Success_Center/SEM/Content/release_notes/sem_2021-4_release_notes.htm