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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnutls (MDVSA-2008:106)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 37379
Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Flaws discovered in versions prior to 2.2.4 (stable) and 2.3.10 (development) of GnuTLS allow an attacker to cause denial of service (application crash), and maybe (so far undetermined) execute arbitrary code.The updated packages have been patched to fix these flaws.
Note that any applications using this library must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 37379
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-106.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gnutls, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gnutls-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gnutls13, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gnutls13-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gnutls26, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgnutls-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgnutls13, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgnutls13-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgnutls26, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1948, CVE-2008-1949, CVE-2008-1950
BID: 29292