SB2017060103 - Two vulnerabilities in Red Hat CloudForms



SB2017060103 - Two vulnerabilities in Red Hat CloudForms

Published: June 1, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017060103
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4457)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct a MitM attack.

The weakness exists due to use of a default SSL/TLS certificate for the web server during installation. A remote attacker can perform man-in-the-middle attack while installing the new certificate and obtain a copy of the new private key.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

2) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2639)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The weakness exists due to improper verification that the server hostname matches the domain name in the certificate. A remote attacker can use a certificate authority, spoof a Red Hat Virtualization (RHEV) or OpenShift system and gain access to arbitrary files.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.