Gentoo: GLSA-201401-24: INN: Man-in-the-middle attack
Summary
INN's I/O buffering is not correctly restricted.
Resolution
All INN users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-nntp/inn-2.5.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-3523 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3523
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-24
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
A vulnerability in INN's STARTTLS implementation could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack.
Background
INN is a news server which can interface with Usenet.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-nntp/inn < 2.5.3 >= 2.5.3
Impact
===== A remote attacker could inject commands into encrypted NNTP sessions.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.