GLSA-202105-02 : stunnel: Improper certificate validation

high Nessus Plugin ID 150016

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-202105-02 (stunnel: Improper certificate validation)

It was discovered that stunnel did not correctly verified the client certificate when options “redirect” and “verifyChain” are used.
Impact :

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted certificate, possibly resulting in a breach of integrity or confidentiality.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All stunnel users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/stunnel-5.58'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 150016

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202105-02.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 5/27/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20230

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC: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: 5/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20230

GLSA: 202105-02