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Amazon Linux 2 : evolution-data-server, evolution-ews (ALAS-2020-1475)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139862

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of evolution-data-server installed on the remote host is prior to 3.28.5-4. The version of evolution-ews installed on the remote host is prior to 3.28.5-5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1475 advisory.

 It was discovered evolution-ews before 3.31.3 does not check the validity of SSL certificates. An attacker could abuse this flaw to get confidential information by tricking the user into connecting to a fake server without the user noticing the difference. (CVE-2019-3890)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update evolution-data-server' to update your system.
 Run 'yum update evolution-ews' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1475.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3890

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139862

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1475.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/26/2020

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3890

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server-tests, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-ews, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-ews-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-ews-langpacks, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server-perl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:evolution-data-server

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3890

ALAS: 2020-1475