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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200505-04] GnuTLS: Denial of Service vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200505-04] GnuTLS: Denial of Service vulnerability |
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GnuTLS: Denial of Service vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200505-04 (GnuTLS: Denial of Service vulnerability) A vulnerability has been discovered in the record packet parsing in the GnuTLS library. Additionally, a flaw was also found in the RSA key export functionality. Impact A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability and cause a Denial of Service to any application that utilizes the GnuTLS library. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2005-April/000858.html http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1431 Solution: All GnuTLS users should remove the existing installation and upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --unmerge gnutls # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-libs/gnutls Due to small API changes with the previous version, please do the following to ensure your applications are using the latest GnuTLS that you just emerged. # revdep-rebuild --soname-regexp libgnutls.so.1[0-1] Previously exported RSA keys can be fixed by executing the following command on the key files: # certtool -k infile outfile Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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