SB2016041213 - MitM attack in Apache Qpid Proton
Published: April 12, 2016 Updated: September 17, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041213
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2166)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to proton.reactor.Connector, proton.reactor.Container, and proton.utils.BlockingConnection classes in Apache Qpid Proton use insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information for an amqps URI scheme when SSL support is unavailable. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182414.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136403/Apache-Qpid-Proton-0.12.0-SSL-Failure.html
- http://qpid.apache.org/releases/qpid-proton-0.12.1/release-notes.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537864/100/0/threaded
- https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=qpid-proton.git;h=a058585
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1157
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/914424e4d798a340f523b6169aaf39b626971d9bb00fcdeb1d5d6c0d@%3Ccommits.qpid.apache.org%3E