CVE-2010-2944

Advisory

Products.ldapuserfolder version 2.20 includes a fix for CVE-2010-2944: The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
https://github.com/dataflake/Products.LDAPUserFolder/commit/246257dbe5f73a6fd3c3e597814038977004cdd7

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

The authenticate function in LDAPUserFolder/LDAPUserFolder.py in zope-ldapuserfolder 2.9-1 does not verify the password for the emergency account, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2944
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=593466
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/18/3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41022
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/19/7