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CentOS 6 : mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2014:1803)
high Nessus Plugin ID 78876
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated mod_auth_mellon package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
mod_auth_mellon provides a SAML 2.0 authentication module for the Apache HTTP Server.
An information disclosure flaw was found in mod_auth_mellon's session handling that could lead to sessions overlapping in memory. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to obtain data from another user's session. (CVE-2014-8566)
It was found that uninitialized data could be read when processing a user's logout request. By attempting to log out, a user could possibly cause the Apache HTTP Server to crash. (CVE-2014-8567)
Red Hat would like to thank the mod_auth_mellon team for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Matthew Slowe as the original reporter of CVE-2014-8566.
All users of mod_auth_mellon are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected mod_auth_mellon package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 78876
File Name: centos_RHSA-2014-1803.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 11/6/2014
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8567
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mod_auth_mellon, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8566, CVE-2014-8567
RHSA: 2014:1803