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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : XChat-GNOME vulnerability (USN-2945-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 90350

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2945-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that XChat-GNOME incorrectly verified the hostname in an SSL certificate. An attacker could trick XChat-GNOME into trusting a rogue server's certificate, which was signed by a trusted certificate authority, to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected xchat-gnome and / or xchat-gnome-common packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2945-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 90350

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2945-1.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/5/2016

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xchat-gnome, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xchat-gnome-common

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2016

Reference Information

USN: 2945-1