Amazon Linux AMI update for db4

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU9425

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10140

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of certain configuration files. A remote attacker can read arbitrary data.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    db4-debuginfo-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-cxx-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-devel-static-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-utils-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-devel-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-tcl-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686
    db4-java-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.i686

src:
    db4-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    db4-devel-static-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-utils-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-devel-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-debuginfo-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-tcl-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-java-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64
    db4-cxx-4.7.25-22.13.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

db4: before 4.7.25-22.13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:db4:*:*:*:*:*:amazon_linux_ami:*:

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1726.html

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.