Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ntp (MDVSA-2009:007)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36723

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A flaw was found in how NTP checked the return value of signature verification. A remote attacker could use this to bypass certificate validation by using a malformed SSL/TLS signature (CVE-2009-0021).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Solution

Update the affected ntp, ntp-client and / or ntp-doc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36723

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-007.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ntp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ntp-client, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ntp-doc, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0

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: 1/13/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0021

BID: 33150

CWE: 287

MDVSA: 2009:007

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