CVE-2013-6765: High severity OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager vulnerability

Published May 19, 2014
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Updated

OpenVAS Manager 3.0 before 3.0.7 and 4.0 before 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the OMP authentication restrictions and execute OMP commands via a crafted OMP request for version information, which causes the state to be set to CLIENTAUTHENTIC, as demonstrated by the ompxmlhandleendelement function in omp.c.

Affected Software

26 affected components
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0-beta1
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0-beta2
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0-beta3
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0-beta4
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0-beta5
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0-rc1
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0.0
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0.1
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0.2
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=4.0.3
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta1
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta2
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta3
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta4
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta5
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta6
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta7
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-beta8
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0-rc1
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.0
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.1
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.2
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.3
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.4
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.5
OpenVAS OpenVAS Manager=3.0.6

Event History

May 19, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:55 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6765?

The severity of CVE-2013-6765 is considered medium, as it allows remote attackers to bypass authentication restrictions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-6765?

To fix CVE-2013-6765, upgrade OpenVAS Manager to version 3.0.7 or 4.0.4 or later.

3

What versions of OpenVAS Manager are affected by CVE-2013-6765?

CVE-2013-6765 affects OpenVAS Manager versions prior to 3.0.7 and 4.0.4.

4

What kind of attacks can CVE-2013-6765 facilitate?

CVE-2013-6765 can facilitate unauthorized execution of OMP commands by bypassing authentication.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2013-6765?

Yes, there are demonstrations of CVE-2013-6765 that show how to exploit the vulnerability through crafted OMP requests.

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