CVE-2017-7480
Description
From CVE.org
rkhunter versions before 1.4.4 are vulnerable to file download over insecure channel when doing mirror update resulting into potential remote code execution.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Access Control
Technical Impact: Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
An attacker could pose as one of the entities and read or possibly modify the communication.
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Michael Scherer (Red Hat).
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