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Scientific Linux: Moderate Elinks Security Update CVE-2012-4545

Calendar Feb 11, 2013 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate information disclosure credential theft elinks rogue server scilinux
Moderate: elinks security update 
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:03:23 -0600
Reply-To: Pat Riehecky 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Organization: Fermilab
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: elinks on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

Synopsis: Moderate: elinks security update
Issue Date: 2013-02-11
CVE Numbers: CVE-2012-4545
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It was found that ELinks performed client credentials delegation during the
client-to-server GSS security mechanisms negotiation. A rogue server
could use this flaw to obtain the client's credentials and impersonate that client to
other servers that are using GSSAPI. (CVE-2012-4545)

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SL5
 x86_64
 elinks-0.11.1-8.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
 elinks-debuginfo-0.11.1-8.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 elinks-0.11.1-8.el5_9.i386.rpm
 elinks-debuginfo-0.11.1-8.el5_9.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 elinks-0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
 elinks-debuginfo-0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 elinks-0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3.i686.rpm
 elinks-debuginfo-0.12-0.21.pre5.el6_3.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team