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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:30 am Post subject: [ GLSA 201208-06 ] libgdata: Man-in-the-Middle attack |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: libgdata: Man-in-the-Middle attack (GLSA 201208-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: August 14, 2012
Bug(s): #408245
ID: 201208-06
Synopsis
A vulnerability in libgdata could allow remote attackers to perform
man-in-the-middle attacks.
Background
libgdata is a GLib-based library for accessing online service APIs using
the GData protocol.
Affected Packages
Package: dev-libs/libgdata
Vulnerable: < 0.8.1-r2
Unaffected: >= 0.8.1-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
An error in the "_gdata_service_build_session()" function of
gdata-service.c prevents libgdata from properly validating certificates.
Impact
A remote attacker could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to spoof
arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All libgdata users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgdata-0.8.1-r2"
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References
CVE-2012-1177 |
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