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GLSA-201202-08 : stunnel: Arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 58174

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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-201202-08 (stunnel: Arbitrary code execution)

 An unspecified heap vulnerability was discovered in stunnel.
 Impact :

 The vulnerability may possibly be leveraged to perform remote code execution or a Denial of Service attack.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All stunnel 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/stunnel-4.44'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201202-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58174

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201202-08.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 3/1/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:stunnel, 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: 2/29/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2940

BID: 49254

GLSA: 201202-08