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CentOS 5 : gnupg2 (CESA-2010:0603)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 48268
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated gnupg2 package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) is a tool for encrypting data and creating digital signatures, compliant with the proposed OpenPGP Internet standard and the S/MIME standard.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the way gpgsm, a Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) encryption and signing tool, handled X.509 certificates with a large number of Subject Alternate Names. A specially crafted X.509 certificate could, when imported, cause gpgsm to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-2547)
All gnupg2 users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
Solution
Update the affected gnupg2 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 48268
File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0603.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 8/9/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gnupg2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-2547
BID: 41945
RHSA: 2010:0603