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FreeBSD : gnutls -- OCSP validation issue (a0128291-7690-11e6-95a8-0011d823eebd)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93428

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

gnutls.org reports :

Stefan Buhler discovered an issue that affects validation of certificates using OCSP responses, which can falsely report a certificate as valid under certain circumstances.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://gnutls.org/security.html#GNUTLS-SA-2016-3

http://www.nessus.org/u?a343ca94

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93428

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a0128291769011e695a80011d823eebd.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 9/12/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnutls, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2016