SB2017102418 - Man-in-the-middle attack in go (Alpine package)
Published: October 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102418
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15042)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists in the smtp.PlainAuth implementation due to an unintended cleartext issue. A remote attacker can conduct man-in-the-middle attack and gain the username and password.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.