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diff --git a/glsa-200909-20.xml b/glsa-200909-20.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..01bdfe91 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200909-20.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200909-20"> + <title>cURL: Certificate validation error</title> + <synopsis> + An error in the X.509 certificate handling of cURL might enable remote + attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">curl</product> + <announced>September 25, 2009</announced> + <revised>September 25, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>281515</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/curl" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">7.19.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">7.19.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + cURL is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax, + supporting numerous protocols. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Scott Cantor reported that cURL does not properly handle fields in + X.509 certificates that contain an ASCII NUL (\0) character. + Specifically, the processing of such fields is stopped at the first + occurence of a NUL character. This type of vulnerability was recently + discovered by Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker might employ a specially crafted X.509 certificate + (that for instance contains a NUL character in the Common Name field) + to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/curl-7.19.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2417">CVE-2009-2417</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:08:24 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:08:01 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:22:08 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |