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CentOS 5 : gnutls (CESA-2008:0982)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43716
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated gnutls packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The GnuTLS library provides support for cryptographic algorithms and for protocols such as Transport Layer Security (TLS).
Martin von Gagern discovered a flaw in the way GnuTLS verified certificate chains provided by a server. A malicious server could use this flaw to spoof its identity by tricking client applications using the GnuTLS library to trust invalid certificates. (CVE-2008-4989)
Users of GnuTLS are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch that corrects this issue.
Solution
Update the affected gnutls packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43716
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0982.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gnutls-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gnutls, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gnutls-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-4989