Arch Linux: ASA-202310-04 Medium: WebKitGTK3 SSL Transaction Vulnerability

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201505-19
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2015-05-26
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-2330
Package : webkitgtk2
Type    : man-in-the-middle
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
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The package webkitgtk2 before version 2.4.9-1 is vulnerable to
man-in-the-middle.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.4.9-1.

# pacman -Syu "webkitgtk2>=2.4.9-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.4.9.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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It was found that WebKitGTK+ version performed TLS certificate
verification too late, after sending an HTTP request rather than before.
This issue allows a man-in-the-middle attack to possibly gain sensitive
information.


Impact
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A remote attacker is able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack via a
crafted TLS certificate to obtain sensitive information.

References
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/18/4
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2330
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44237