Gentoo: GLSA-201101-06: IO::Socket::SSL: Certificate validation error
Summary
The vendor reported that IO::Socket::SSL does not properly handle Common Name (CN) fields.
Resolution
All IO::Socket::SSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL-1.26"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2009-3024 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3024
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201101-06
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
An error in the hostname matching of IO::Socket::SSL might enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Background
IO::Socket::SSL is a Perl class implementing an object oriented interface to SSL sockets.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL < 1.26 >= 1.26
Impact
===== A remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections made using IO::Socket::SSL.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.