SB2015082418 - Credentials management in Fedoraproject Fedora 



SB2015082418 - Credentials management in Fedoraproject Fedora

Published: August 24, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2015082418
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Credentials management (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6524)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The LDAPLoginModule implementation in the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.10.1 allows wildcard operators in usernames, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a brute force attack. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-3612 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.