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Gentoo: GLSA-202109-01 Normal: libTLS Security Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey May 3, 2014
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The vulnerabilities in LibSRTP may lead to Denial of Service attacks; it is essential for users to follow the upgrade recommendations outlined in this advisory from Gentoo.
A vulnerability in libSRTP can result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

A flaw was found in how the crypto_policy_set_from_profile_for_rtp() function applies cryptographic profiles to an srtp_policy in libSRTP.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All libSRTP users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-libs/libsrtp-1.4.4_p20121108-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2139 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2139

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-02
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: libSRTP: Denial of Service
Date: May 03, 2014
Bugs: #472302
ID: 201405-02

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A vulnerability in libSRTP can result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

libSRTP is an Open-source implementation of the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-libs/libsrtp < 1.4.4_p20121108-r1>= 1.4.4_p20121108-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash an application linked against libSRTP, resulting in Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.