FreeBSD : QtNetworkAuth -- predictable seeding of PRNG in QAbstractOAuth (f5fa174d-19de-11ef-83d8-4ccc6adda413)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 197922

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the f5fa174d-19de-11ef-83d8-4ccc6adda413 advisory.

Andy Shaw reports:
The OAuth1 implementation in QtNetworkAuth created nonces using a PRNG that was seeded with a predictable seed.
This means that an attacker that can somehow control the time of the first OAuth1 flow of the process has a high chance of predicting the nonce used in said OAuth flow.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD 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

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 197922

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f5fa174d19de11ef83d84ccc6adda413.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 5/25/2024

Updated: 5/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36048

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qt5-networkauth, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qt6-networkauth, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-36048

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