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Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting 389-ds-base-devel package, versions <0:1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+5386+aef60ae7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-389DSBASEDEVEL-2540290
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Jul 2018
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Introduced: 18 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-10871  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 389-ds-base-devel to version 0:1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+5386+aef60ae7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3401.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 389-ds-base-devel package and not the 389-ds-base-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. By default, when the Replica and/or retroChangeLog plugins are enabled, 389-ds-base stores passwords in plaintext format in their respective changelog files. An attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root or Directory Manager, can query these files in order to retrieve plaintext passwords.