Fedora 38 update for 389-ds-base



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-1055
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

389-ds-base
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU77479

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1055

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to LDAP browser tries to decode userPassword instead of userCertificate attribute. The decoded hashed password is later shown in the process list as an argument. A local user can obtain the hashed password from the process list.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 38

389-ds-base: before 2.3.5-1.fc38

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-c92be0dfa0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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