Improper Certificate Validation Affecting foreman-cli package, versions <0:1.18.0.37-1.el7sat


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FOREMANCLI-5365825
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed7 Jun 2018

Introduced: 7 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-1000342  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 foreman-cli to version 0:1.18.0.37-1.el7sat or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2927.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream foreman-cli package and not the foreman-cli package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Bouncy Castle JCE Provider version 1.55 and earlier ECDSA does not fully validate ASN.1 encoding of signature on verification. It is possible to inject extra elements in the sequence making up the signature and still have it validate, which in some cases may allow the introduction of 'invisible' data into a signed structure.