Scientific Linux 4.x/5.x Moderate: xmlsec1 Authentication Bypass Issue

Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:48:22 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
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From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: xmlsec1 on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: xmlsec1 security update
Issue date:	2009-09-08
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-0217

CVE-2009-0217 xmlsec1, mono, xml-security-c,
xml-security-1.3.0-1jpp.ep1.*: XMLDsig HMAC-based signatures spoofing
and authentication bypass

A missing check for the recommended minimum length of the truncated form
of HMAC-based XML signatures was found in xmlsec1. An attacker could use
this flaw to create a specially-crafted XML file that forges an XML
signature, allowing the attacker to bypass authentication that is based
on the XML Signature specification. (CVE-2009-0217)

After installing the updated packages, applications that use the XML
Security Library must be restarted for the update to take effect.

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
xmlsec1-1.2.6-3.1.src.rpm
 i386:
xmlsec1-1.2.6-3.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-devel-1.2.6-3.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.6-3.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-devel-1.2.6-3.1.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
xmlsec1-1.2.6-3.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-1.2.6-3.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-devel-1.2.6-3.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.6-3.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.6-3.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-devel-1.2.6-3.1.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
xmlsec1-1.2.9-8.1.1.src.rpm
 i386:
xmlsec1-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-gnutls-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-gnutls-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-nss-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-nss-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
xmlsec1-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-gnutls-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-gnutls-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-gnutls-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-gnutls-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-nss-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-nss-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-nss-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-nss-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.i386.rpm
xmlsec1-openssl-devel-1.2.9-8.1.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson