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Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:206-1 (wget)

🗓️ 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:206-1 announces an update for wget to fix a vulnerability related to handling '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, allowing man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.66388");
  script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:39+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:39 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-12-10 00:23:54 +0100 (Thu, 10 Dec 2009)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2408", "CVE-2009-3490");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-14 17:21:52 +0000 (Wed, 14 Feb 2024)");
  script_name("Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:206-1 (wget)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_2008\.0");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability has been found and corrected in wget:

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' (NUL) character
in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate,
which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL
servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification
Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408 (CVE-2009-3490).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Update:

Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for
Corporate products.

Affected: 2008.0");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:206-1");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to wget
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:206-1.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"wget", rpm:"wget~1.10.2~6.1mdv2008.0", rls:"MNDK_2008.0")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if (report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
}

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15 Feb 2024 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.15.9
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.05741
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