SB2016011211 - Security Features in Fedoraproject Fedora
Published: January 12, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016011211
Severity
Medium
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) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8400)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The HTTPS fallback implementation in Shell In A Box (aka shellinabox) before 2.19 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks via the "/plain" URL.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175117.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175224.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/7
- https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/issues/355
- https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox/releases/tag/v2.19