Scientific Linux Security Update : gnutls on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

high Nessus Plugin ID 60752

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Synopsis

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

Description

CVE-2009-3555 TLS: MITM attacks via session renegotiation

CVE-2010-0731 gnutls: gnutls_x509_crt_get_serial incorrect serial decoding from ASN1 (BE64) [GNUTLS-SA-2010-1]

A flaw was found in the way the TLS/SSL (Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer) protocols handled session renegotiation. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to prefix arbitrary plain text to a client's session (for example, an HTTPS connection to a website). This could force the server to process an attacker's request as if authenticated using the victim's credentials. This update addresses this flaw by implementing the TLS Renegotiation Indication Extension, as defined in RFC 5746.
(CVE-2009-3555)

Refer to the following Knowledgebase article for additional details about the CVE-2009-3555 flaw:
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-20491

Dan Kaminsky found that browsers could accept certificates with MD2 hash signatures, even though MD2 is no longer considered a cryptographically strong algorithm. This could make it easier for an attacker to create a malicious certificate that would be treated as trusted by a browser. GnuTLS now disables the use of the MD2 algorithm inside signatures by default. (CVE-2009-2409) SL5 Only

A flaw was found in the way GnuTLS extracted serial numbers from X.509 certificates. On 64-bit big endian platforms, this flaw could cause the certificate revocation list (CRL) check to be bypassed; cause various GnuTLS utilities to crash; or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-0731) SL4 Only

For the update to take effect, all applications linked to the GnuTLS library must be restarted, or the system rebooted.

Solution

Update the affected gnutls, gnutls-devel and / or gnutls-utils packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 60752

File Name: sl_20100325_gnutls_on_SL4_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2409, CVE-2009-3555, CVE-2010-0731

CWE: 310

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