Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) file checksum security bypass
| aide-checksum-security-bypass (36452) |  Low Risk |
Description:
An unspecified vulnerability in Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) related to file checksum storage has unknown attack vectors and could allow an attacker to bypass file modification detection.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2007:0539-8 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- AIDE Web site: AIDE - Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment.
- BID-25542: Red Hat Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Checksum Database Weakness
- CVE-2007-3849: 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.
- RHSA-2007-0539: Moderate: aide security update
- SECTRACK ID: 1018652: Red Hat Aide Checksum Database Error May Let Local Users Bypass Detection When Modifying Files
Platforms Affected:
- Rami Lehti and Pablo Virolainen AIDE prior to 0.13.1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
Reported:
Sep 04, 2007
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