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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-206

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-206
Posted Dec 5, 2009
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-206 - GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\\0' (NUL) character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408. This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, spoof
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2009-3490
SHA-256 | 4d134cb5317746dbabde9ddcb0704cf7d3ebb8c26b5476cc7c3f8d510610cac6

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-206

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:206-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : wget
Date : December 4, 2009
Affected: 2008.0
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Problem Description:

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in wget:

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' (NUL) character
in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate,
which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL
servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification
Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408 (CVE-2009-3490).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Update:

Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for
Corporate products.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3490
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
a4bf5040e83c9a4b6a2178b795ab4c54 2008.0/i586/wget-1.10.2-6.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
f15f03d9076965a40fc48384bceda628 2008.0/SRPMS/wget-1.10.2-6.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
6284a52aa7dd4d24ef5405326f3992f5 2008.0/x86_64/wget-1.10.2-6.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
f15f03d9076965a40fc48384bceda628 2008.0/SRPMS/wget-1.10.2-6.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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