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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 : libgdata, evolution-data-server vulnerability (USN-1547-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61707

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Synopsis

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

Description

Vreixo Formoso discovered that the libGData library, as used by Evolution and other applications, did not properly verify SSL certificates. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter data transmitted via the GData protocol.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1547-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61707

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1547-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/29/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdata1.2-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdata-google1.2-1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdata6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdata13, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libgdata11, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1177

BID: 52504

USN: 1547-1