#VU6610 Authentication bypass in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2017-2637
Published: May 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6610
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2637
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Red Hat OpenStack
Red Hat OpenStack
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.
Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication on a targeted system.
The weakness exists due to the improper authentication and encryption standards that are set by default when the libvirtd component is deployed by the affected software. A remote attacker create a TCP connection to a compute host IP address, gain unauthorized access to the system that may allow to gain control of the host.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in unauthorized access to the system.
The weakness exists due to the improper authentication and encryption standards that are set by default when the libvirtd component is deployed by the affected software. A remote attacker create a TCP connection to a compute host IP address, gain unauthorized access to the system that may allow to gain control of the host.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in unauthorized access to the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.