GLSA-202007-55 : libetpan: Improper STARTTLS handling

high Nessus Plugin ID 139118

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202007-55 (libetpan: Improper STARTTLS handling)

It was discovered that libetpan was not properly handling state within the STARTTLS protocol handshake.
Impact :

There may be a breach of integrity or confidentiality in connections made using libetpan with STARTTLS.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libetpan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libetpan-1.9.4-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-55

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139118

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202007-55.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 7/30/2020

Updated: 2/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15953

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libetpan

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15953

GLSA: 202007-55