Use of Hard-coded Credentials Affecting dogtag-pki package, versions <10.3.5+12-5
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- published27 Jun 2018
- disclosed26 Jul 2018
Introduced: 27 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-7537 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable dogtag-pki to version 10.3.5+12-5 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dogtag-pki package and not the dogtag-pki package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
It was found that a mock CMC authentication plugin with a hardcoded secret was accidentally enabled by default in the pki-core package before 10.6.4. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass the regular authentication process and trick the CA server into issuing certificates.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7537
- https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/commit/876d13c6d20e7e1235b9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7537
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2335
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7537
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7537
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1470817