Gentoo: GLSA-201208-06 Normal: libgdata Man-in-the-Middle Attack
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August 14, 2012
A vulnerability in libgdata could allow remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
Summary
An error in the "_gdata_service_build_session()" function of gdata-service.c prevents libgdata from properly validating certificates.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All libgdata users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libgdata-0.8.1-r2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-1177 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1177
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201208-06
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: libgdata: Man-in-the-Middle attack
Date: August 14, 2012
Bugs: #408245
ID: 201208-06
Topics Covered
Background
libgdata is a GLib-based library for accessing online service APIs
using the GData protocol.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libgdata < 0.8.1-r2 >= 0.8.1-r2
Impact
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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.
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