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SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla NSS (ZYPP Patch Number 6541)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42190
Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
The Mozilla NSS security framework was updated to version 3.12.3.1.- Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function. (CVE-2009-2404 / MFSA 2009-43)
- IOActive security researcher Dan Kaminsky reported a mismatch in the treatment of domain names in SSL certificates between SSL clients and the Certificate Authorities (CA) which issue server certificates. In particular, if a malicious person requested a certificate for a host name with an invalid null character in it most CAs would issue the certificate if the requester owned the domain specified after the null, while most SSL clients (browsers) ignored that part of the name and used the unvalidated part in front of the null. This made it possible for attackers to obtain certificates that would function for any site they wished to target. These certificates could be used to intercept and potentially alter encrypted communication between the client and a server such as sensitive bank account transactions. This vulnerability was independently reported to us by researcher Moxie Marlinspike who also noted that since Firefox relies on SSL to protect the integrity of security updates this attack could be used to serve malicious updates. (MFSA 2009-42 / CVE-2009-2408)
Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 6541.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2009-42/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2009-43/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42190
File Name: suse_mozilla-nspr-6541.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/20/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2404, CVE-2009-2408