CVE-2011-3588 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof kdump servers and steal sensitive core information because SSH StrictHostKeyChecking is disabled in the default configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3588?
CVE-2011-3588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SSH configuration in the Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools 1.x before 1.102pre-154 and 2.x before 2.0.0-209 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, disables the StrictHostKeyChecking option, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof kdump servers, and obtain sensitive core information, by using an arbitrary SSH key.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3588?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Kexec-Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3588?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-3588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26mg-g7xm-c7ph.