Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : python-OpenSSL (MDVSA-2013:233)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69891

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in python-OpenSSL :

The string formatting of subjectAltName X509Extension instances in pyOpenSSL before 0.13.1 incorrectly truncated fields of the name when encountering a null byte, possibly allowing man-in-the-middle attacks through certificate spoofing (CVE-2013-4314).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected python-OpenSSL package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69891

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-233.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/14/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-openssl, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server: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: 9/13/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4314

BID: 62258

MDVSA: 2013:233

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