GLSA-201208-06 : libgdata: Man-in-the-Middle attack

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61545

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201208-06 (libgdata: Man-in-the-Middle attack)

An error in the '_gdata_service_build_session()' function of gdata-service.c prevents libgdata from properly validating certificates.
Impact :

A remote attacker could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libgdata users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libgdata-0.8.1-r2'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61545

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201208-06.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/15/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libgdata

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1177

BID: 52504

GLSA: 201208-06

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