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Debian DSA-1700-1 : lasso - incorrect API usage

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35334

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that Lasso, a library for Liberty Alliance and SAML protocols performs incorrect validation of the return value of OpenSSL's DSA_verify() function.

Solution

Upgrade the lasso package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.5-3+etch1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-2.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511262

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1700

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35334

File Name: debian_DSA-1700.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/12/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lasso, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0050

BID: 33150

CWE: 287

DSA: 1700