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MDVSA-2009:178 : perl-IO-Socket-SSL

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41950

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in perl-IO-Socket-SSL:

The verify_hostname_of_cert function in the certificate checking feature in IO-Socket-SSL (IO::Socket::SSL) 1.14 through 1.25 only matches the prefix of a hostname when no wildcard is used, which allows remote attackers to bypass the hostname check for a certificate (CVE-2009-3024).

This update provides a fix for this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:178

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41950

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-178.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 10/1/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3024

CWE: 310