GLSA-201310-02 : isync: Man-in-the-Middle attack

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70308

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-201310-02 (isync: Man-in-the-Middle attack)

isync does not properly verify the server’s hostname against the CN field in the SSL certificate.
Impact :

A remote server could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to disclose passwords or obtain other sensitive information.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All isync users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/isync-1.0.6'

See Also

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201310-02.xml

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70308

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201310-02.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 10/6/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0289

BID: 57423

GLSA: 201310-02