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Gentoo: GLSA-201401-03 High: Nagstamon Information Exposure

A vulnerability in Nagstamon could expose user credentials to a remote attacker.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201401-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Nagstamon: Information disclosure Date: January 06, 2014 Bugs: #476538 ID: 201401-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability in Nagstamon could expose user credentials to a remote attacker. Background ========= Nagstamon is a Nagios status monitor application. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/nagstamon > = 0.9.11_rc1 > = 0.9.11_rc1 Description ========== Nagstamon's automatic request to check for updates includes plaintext username and password information for one of the monitor servers that the Nagstamon instance connects to. Impact ===== A remote attacker could eavesdrop on this request and gain user credentials for a monitor server. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Nagstamon users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v "> =net-analyzer/nagstamon-0.9.11_rc1" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2013-4114 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4114 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-03 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality andsecurity of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ . Nagstamon contains a critical vulnerability that may allow unauthorized users to access sensitive credentials. It is highly advised to update immediately to ensure protection!. Nagstamon, High Severity, Remote Access. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 07, 2014 Gentoo