Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-4436 (CCN-88299)

Assigned:2013-10-12
Published:2013-10-12
Updated:2013-11-07
Summary:The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-4436

Source: CCN
Type: Salt Web Site
Salt 0.17.1 Release Notes

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:54:03 -0600
Re: CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:54:42 -0600
Re: CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:20:08 -0600
Re: CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:59:37 -0600
Re: CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation

Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:26:09 +0200
CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation

Source: CCN
Type: SA55625
Salt Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20131018 Re: CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-63239
SaltStack Salt CVE-2013-4436 Man in the Middle Spoofing Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
salt-ssh-cve20134436-spoofing(88299)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2013-4436

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:saltstack:salt:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:saltstack:salt:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:saltstack:salt:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20134436000
    V
    		CVE-2013-4436 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2013-11-05
    BACK
    saltstack salt 0.17.0
    saltstack salt 0.15.0
    saltstack salt 0.17.0