Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnutls (MDVSA-2009:210)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40695

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability have been discovered and corrected in GnuTLS before 2.8.2, which could allow man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority (CVE-2009-2730).

This update fixes this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40695

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-210.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgnutls26, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgnutls-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gnutls-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gnutls26, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gnutls, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0

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: 8/20/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2730

BID: 35952

CWE: 310

MDVSA: 2009:210

Detections

Analytics