Bug 2011487 (CVE-2021-41355)

Summary: CVE-2021-41355 dotnet: System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection sends credentials in plaintext if TLS handshake fails
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz <gsuckevi>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Priority: high    
Version: unspecifiedCC: andrew.slice, bodavis, crummel, dbhole, dotnet-packagers, francisco.vergarat, harold, kanderso, lvaleeva, omajid, rjanekov, rwagner, security-response-team
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: runtime 5.0.11, sdk 5.0.208 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in dotnet, where the System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection sends credentials in plaintext if the Transport Layer Security (TLS) handshake fails. This flaw allows an attacker to intercept sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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Last Closed: 2021-10-12 20:08:23 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 2012148, 2012149, 2012150, 2013471, 2014169    
Bug Blocks: 2011488    

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-10-06 17:06:18 UTC
It was discovered that System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.LdapConnection sends credentials in plaintext if the TLS handshake failed. An attacker could exploit this to potentially intercept sensitive information.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2021-10-12 19:48:35 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Via RHSA-2021:3818 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3818

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2021-10-12 20:01:15 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:3819 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3819

Comment 5 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-10-12 20:08:23 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-41355