Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl-IO-Socket-SSL (MDVSA-2011:092)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54578

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl-IO-Socket-SSL :

IO::Socket::SSL Perl module 1.35, when verify_mode is not VERIFY_NONE, fails open to VERIFY_NONE instead of throwing an error when a ca_file/ca_path cannot be verified, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended certificate restrictions (CVE-2010-4334).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected perl-IO-Socket-SSL package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54578

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-092.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 5/19/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-io-socket-ssl, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4334

BID: 45189

MDVSA: 2011:092