CVE-2007-3945 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication controls in RSBAC-enabled Linux kernels due to improper crypto API usage and unchecked return codes.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-3945?

CVE-2007-3945 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rule Set Based Access Control (RSBAC) before 1.3.5 does not properly use the Linux Kernel Crypto API for the Linux kernel 2.6.x, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass authentication controls via unspecified vectors, possibly involving User Management password hashing and unchecked function return codes.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3945?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rsbac Rule Set Based Access Control.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-3945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6qpx-xqgc-8jcg.

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