Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | w3m: SSL spoofing vulnerability |
Informations | |||
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Name | GLSA-201210-01 | First vendor Publication | 2012-10-18 |
Vendor | Gentoo | Last vendor Modification | 2012-10-18 |
Severity (Vendor) | Normal | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Synopsis An error in the hostname matching of w3m might enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. Background Description Impact Workaround Resolution References Availability http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-01.xml |
Original Source
Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-01.xml |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13309 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13309 | ||
Title: | USN-967-1 -- w3m vulnerability | ||
Description: | Ludwig Nussel discovered w3m does not properly handle SSL/TLS certificates with NULL characters in the certificate name. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
Reference(s): | USN-967-1 CVE-2010-2074 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 9.04 | Product(s): | w3m |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22020 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22020 | ||
Title: | RHSA-2010:0565: w3m security update (Moderate) | ||
Description: | istream.c in w3m 0.5.2 and possibly other versions, when ssl_verify_server is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
Reference(s): | RHSA-2010:0565-01 CESA-2010:0565 CVE-2010-2074 | Version: | 4 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | w3m |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22558 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22558 | ||
Title: | ELSA-2010:0565: w3m security update (Moderate) | ||
Description: | istream.c in w3m 0.5.2 and possibly other versions, when ssl_verify_server is enabled, does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the (1) subject's Common Name or (2) Subject Alternative Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
Reference(s): | ELSA-2010:0565-01 CVE-2010-2074 | Version: | 6 |
Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | w3m |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27669 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27669 | ||
Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2010-0565 -- w3m security update (moderate) | ||
Description: | [0.5.1-17] - Resolves:rh#604861:Clear execstack requirement also for ia64 architecture [0.5.1-16] - Resolves:rh#604861:CVE-2010-2074 w3m: doesn't handle NULL in Common Name properly | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
Reference(s): | ELSA-2010-0565 CVE-2010-2074 | Version: | 4 |
Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | w3m |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2012-10-22 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201210-01 (w3m) File : nvt/glsa_201210_01.nasl |
2011-08-09 | Name : CentOS Update for w3m CESA-2010:0565 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0565_w3m_centos5_i386.nasl |
2010-08-13 | Name : Ubuntu Update for w3m vulnerability USN-967-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_967_1.nasl |
2010-07-30 | Name : RedHat Update for w3m RHSA-2010:0565-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0565-01_w3m.nasl |
2010-07-23 | Name : Fedora Update for w3m FEDORA-2010-10369 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_10369_w3m_fc12.nasl |
2010-07-12 | Name : Fedora Update for w3m FEDORA-2010-10250 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_10250_w3m_fc13.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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65538 | w3m Certificate Authority (CA) Common Name / Subject Alternative Name Null By... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2016-12-08 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-3046-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0565.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2012-10-19 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201210-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20100727_w3m_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-12-02 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_w3m-100616.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-10-11 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_w3m-7076.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-10 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-967-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-28 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0565.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-28 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0565.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-10369.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_w3m-100616.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_w3m-100616.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_2_w3m-100616.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-09 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-10250.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2014-02-17 11:37:37 |
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