CVE-2011-3620 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass cluster authentication in Apache Qpid to access messaging and job functionality by leveraging a known cluster username.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-3620?

CVE-2011-3620 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache Qpid 0.12 does not properly verify credentials during the joining of a cluster, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to the messaging functionality and job functionality of a cluster by leveraging knowledge of a cluster-username.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3620?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (40)
condor Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
condor-aviary Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
condor-classads Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
condor-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
condor-kbdd Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
condor-qmf Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
condor-vm-gahp Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el5
python-qpid Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-6.el5
python-qpid-qmf Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
qpid-cpp-client Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-client-devel Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-client-devel-docs Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-client-rdma Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-client-ssl Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-mrg Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-mrg-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server-cluster Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server-devel Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server-rdma Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server-ssl Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server-store Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-cpp-server-xml Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-14.el5
qpid-java Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-3.el5
qpid-java-client Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-3.el5
qpid-java-common Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-3.el5
qpid-java-example Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-3.el5
qpid-jca Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
qpid-jca-xarecovery Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
qpid-qmf Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
qpid-qmf-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
qpid-qmf-devel Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
qpid-tests Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-1.el5
qpid-tools Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-2.el5
ruby-qpid-qmf Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:0.14-9.el5
sesame Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:1.0-3.el5
sesame-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2::el5All versions0:1.0-3.el5
condor Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el6
condor-classads Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el6
condor-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:computenode:el6All versions0:7.6.5-0.14.el6

Products include Apache Qpid.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3620?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2011-3620 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3620 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j5v-8288-v25g, RHSA-2012:0528, RHSA-2012:0529.

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