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CentOS: Security Advisory for mod_auth_mellon (CESA-2019:0766)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

CentOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'mod_auth_mellon' package(s) announced via the CESA-2019:0766 advisory.

Insight

Insight

The mod_auth_mellon module for the Apache HTTP Server is an authentication service that implements the SAML 2.0 federation protocol. The module grants access based on the attributes received in assertions generated by an IdP server. Security Fix(es): * mod_auth_mellon: authentication bypass in ECP flow (CVE-2019-3878) * mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * mod_auth_mellon Cert files name wrong when hostname contains a number (fixed in upstream package) (BZ#1697487)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'mod_auth_mellon' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)