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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : nss (MDVSA-2009:197-3)
high Nessus Plugin ID 40522
Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security issues in nss prior to 3.12.3 could lead to a man-in-the-middle attack via a spoofed X.509 certificate (CVE-2009-2408) and md2 algorithm flaws (CVE-2009-2409), and also cause a denial-of-service and possible code execution via a long domain name in X.509 certificate (CVE-2009-2404).This update provides the latest versions of NSS and NSPR libraries which are not vulnerable to those attacks.
Update :
Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers
Solution
Update the affected packages.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 40522
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-197.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 8/10/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nspr4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nss-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nss3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnspr4, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnss-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnss-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnss3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nss, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0
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: 12/3/2009