SUSE YaST WebYaST Appliance Pre-Installed Image Default Secret Key Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:42128

Info

SUSE YaST WebYaST Appliance Pre-Installed Image Default Secret Key Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 42128
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2010-1507
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 02 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 01 2010 06:36PM
Credit: SuSE
Vulnerable: SuSE YaST2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SUSE YaST WebYaST Appliance Pre-Installed Image Default Secret Key Security Bypass Vulnerability

WebYaST is affected by a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass security.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to affected computers. Successfully exploiting this issue may lead to further attacks.

Versions of WebYaST on appliances preloaded with SLE 11 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

SUSE YaST WebYaST Appliance Pre-Installed Image Default Secret Key Security Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

SUSE YaST WebYaST Appliance Pre-Installed Image Default Secret Key Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

SUSE YaST WebYaST Appliance Pre-Installed Image Default Secret Key Security Bypass Vulnerability

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