Bug 1466359 (CVE-2017-7480) - CVE-2017-7480 rkhunter: File download via http might lead to RCE
Summary: CVE-2017-7480 rkhunter: File download via http might lead to RCE
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2017-7480
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1466360 1466361
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-06-29 13:30 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2021-02-17 01:59 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: rkhunter 1.4.4
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:15:45 UTC
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-06-29 13:30:17 UTC 
It was found that rkhunter download various files such as mirrors.dat by default over http using no signature and just a version verification. An attacker can inject a file with MITM which is then run in bash. This could lead to remote code execution.

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http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/643
Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-06-29 13:30:28 UTC 
Acknowledgments:

Name: Michael Scherer (Red Hat)
Comment 2 Andrej Nemec 2017-06-29 13:30:46 UTC 
Created rkhunter tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1466361]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1466360]
Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:15:45 UTC 
This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.
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