CVE-2019-5021

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-5021
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-05-08 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-13 18:45:00 UTC
DescriptionVersions of the Official Alpine Linux Docker images (since v3.3) contain a NULL password for the `root` user. This vulnerability appears to be the result of a regression introduced in December of 2015. Due to the nature of this issue, systems deployed using affected versions of the Alpine Linux container which utilize Linux PAM, or some other mechanism which uses the system shadow file as an authentication database, may accept a NULL password for the `root` user.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Alpinelinux Alpine Linux - All All All
Operating System Alpinelinux Alpine Linux - All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Controller 1.2.1 All All All
Application Gliderlabs Docker-alpine All All All All
Application Gliderlabs Docker-alpine All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All

References

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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1495-1: important: Recommended upda SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Alpine Linux Docker Image CVE-2019-5021 Hard Coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K25551452 CONFIRM support.f5.com
TALOS-2019-0782 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC talosintelligence.com Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2019-5021 Alpine Linux Docker Image Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Docker Image Vulnerability - CVE-2019-5021 | Alpine Linux MISC alpinelinux.org
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