CVE-2007-3849: Low severity redhat Enterprise Linux vulnerability

Published Apr 18, 2007
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Updated

Description of problem: Several bugs have been fixed in recent version of aide (0.13.1) that we should pull in to RHEL5. The upstream version of aide has all but 1 of our aide patches, so rebasing would allow us to simplify things. 0.13.1 is overwhelmingly the work that we did for xattr support. But there are a few bug fixes.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): aide-0.12-8.el5

Other sources

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 ships the rpm for the Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) before 0.13.1 with a database that lacks checksum information, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass file integrity checks and modify certain files.

Red Hat

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/aide<0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5
0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5
redhat Enterprise Linux=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=5.0

Event History

Apr 18, 2007
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:54 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 4, 2007
CVE Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Sep 5, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3849?

CVE-2007-3849 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-3849?

To fix CVE-2007-3849, update the AIDE package to version 0:0.13.1-2.0.4.el5 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2007-3849?

CVE-2007-3849 affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.0 in both desktop and server configurations.

4

What vulnerability does CVE-2007-3849 exploit?

CVE-2007-3849 exploits a lack of checksum information in the AIDE database, allowing attackers to bypass file integrity checks.

5

Is CVE-2007-3849 specific to a certain version of AIDE?

Yes, CVE-2007-3849 specifically affects AIDE versions before 0.13.1.

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