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RHEL 2.1 : auth_ldap (RHSA-2006:0179)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20400

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated auth_ldap packages that fixes a format string security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The auth_ldap package is an httpd module that allows user authentication against information stored in an LDAP database.

A format string flaw was found in the way auth_ldap logs information.
It may be possible for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the 'apache' user if auth_ldap is used for user authentication. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2006-0150 to this issue.

Note that this issue only affects servers that have auth_ldap installed and configured to perform user authentication against an LDAP database.

All users of auth_ldap should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue.

This issue does not affect the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4 distributions as they do not include the auth_ldap package.

Solution

Update the affected auth_ldap package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-0150

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0179

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20400

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0179.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/11/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:auth_ldap, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0150

RHSA: 2006:0179