CVE-2023-1055 Information disclosure in Red Hat Directory Server
Local attackers can view hashed passwords by listing processes due to incorrect attribute decoding in Red Hat Directory Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-1055?
CVE-2023-1055 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 27 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in RHDS 11 and RHDS 12. While browsing entries LDAP tries to decode the userPassword attribute instead of the userCertificate attribute which could lead into sensitive information leaked. An attacker with a local account where the cockpit-389-ds is running can list the processes and display the hashed passwords. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1055?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (22)
389-ds-base Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-debugsource Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-devel Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-legacy-tools Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-legacy-tools-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-libs Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-snmp Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base-snmp-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
cockpit-389-ds Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
python3-lib389 Red Hat:directory_server:11.6::el8 | All versions | 0:1.4.3.34-1.module+el8dsrv+18380+8350b80e |
389-ds-base Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-debugsource Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-devel Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-libs Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-snmp Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
389-ds-base-snmp-debuginfo Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
cockpit-389-ds Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
python3-lib389 Red Hat:directory_server:12.1::el9 | All versions | 0:2.1.8-1.module+el9dsrv+18377+a10e6f72 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Directory Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1055?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-1055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1055, GHSA-w8wv-xqxw-7vgx, RHSA-2023:3489, RHSA-2023:4655, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1055.