Improper Authentication Affecting varnish package, versions <2.1.0-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
53.93% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VARNISH-529804
  • published5 Apr 2010
  • disclosed5 Apr 2010

Introduced: 5 Apr 2010

CVE-2009-2936  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 varnish to version 2.1.0-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream varnish package and not the varnish package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Command Line Interface (aka Server CLI or administration interface) in the master process in the reverse proxy server in Varnish before 2.1.0 does not require authentication for commands received through a TCP port, which allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via a vcl.inline directive that provides a VCL configuration file containing inline C code; (2) change the ownership of the master process via param.set, stop, and start directives; (3) read the initial line of an arbitrary file via a vcl.load directive; or (4) conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks that leverage a victim's location on a trusted network and improper input validation of directives. NOTE: the vendor disputes this report, saying that it is "fundamentally misguided and pointless.

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