SB2014020524 - Improper authentication in memcached (Alpine package)
Published: February 5, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014020524
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7239)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.The weakness exists due to allowing wrong credentials access. A remote attacker can send an invalid request with SASL credentials, then send another request with incorrect SASL credentials and bypass authentication.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.