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SuSE 10 Security Update : GnuTLS (ZYPP Patch Number 5851)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41515

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

gnutls did not properly verify x509 certificate chains. An attacker could exploit that to trick client programs into trusting servers that would normally get rejected. (CVE-2008-4989)

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5851.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4989.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41515

File Name: suse_gnutls-5851.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4989

CWE: 255