NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : gnutls Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2022-0097)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 167469

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.02, has gnutls packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client sending key_share extension may lead to memory corruption and other consequences. (CVE-2021-20231)

- A flaw was found in gnutls. A use after free issue in client_send_params in lib/ext/pre_shared_key.c may lead to memory corruption and other potential consequences. (CVE-2021-20232)

- A flaw was found in the way nettle's RSA decryption functions handled specially crafted ciphertext. An attacker could use this flaw to provide a manipulated ciphertext leading to application crash and denial of service. (CVE-2021-3580)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL gnutls packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 167469

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2022-0097_gnutls.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks

Published: 11/15/2022

Updated: 10/4/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20232

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:gnutls, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:gnutls-c%2b%2b, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:gnutls-dane, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:gnutls-devel, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:gnutls-utils, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20231, CVE-2021-20232, CVE-2021-3580

Detections

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