GLSA-201310-10 : PolarSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 70486

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-201310-10 (PolarSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PolarSSL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker might be able to cause Denial of Service, conduct a man-in-the middle attack, compromise an encrypted communication channel, or obtain sensitive information.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All PolarSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/polarssl-1.3.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-10

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70486

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201310-10.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 10/18/2013

Updated: 12/5/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:polarssl, 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: 10/17/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1923, CVE-2012-2130, CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-1621, CVE-2013-4623, CVE-2013-5915

BID: 46670, 53610, 57776, 57778, 61764, 62771

GLSA: 201310-10