CVE-2019-14823

Public Exploit

Description

A flaw was found in the "Leaf and Chain" OCSP policy implementation in JSS' CryptoManager versions after 4.4.6, 4.5.3, 4.6.0, where it implicitly trusted the root certificate of a certificate chain. Applications using this policy may not properly verify the chain and could be vulnerable to attacks such as Man in the Middle.

Categories

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Dogtag JSS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14823 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3067 exploit third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O53NXVKMF7PJCPMCJQHLMSYCUGDHGBVE/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UZZWZLNALV6AOIBIHB3ZMNA5AGZMZAIY/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ENEN4DQBE6WOGEP5BQ5X62WZM7ZQEEBG/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3225 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14823?
CVE-2019-14823 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14823?
To fix CVE-2019-14823, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14823 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14823 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14823?
CVE-2019-14823 affects Dogtag JSS.
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