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Amazon Linux 2 : 389-ds-base (ALAS-2021-1650)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 169520
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of 389-ds-base installed on the remote host is prior to 1.3.10.2-12. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1650 advisory.- When binding against a DN during authentication, the reply from 389-ds-base will be different whether the DN exists or not. This can be used by an unauthenticated attacker to check the existence of an entry in the LDAP database. (CVE-2020-35518)
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 389-ds-base' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 169520
File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1650.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/4/2023
Updated: 1/4/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35518
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-snmp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-35518