bugtraq - rPSA-2008-0322-1 gnutls

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Message-ID: <4921de93.Ivf7n7Rw1AhvtyUk%announce-noreply@rpath.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:13:55 -0500
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Subject: rPSA-2008-0322-1 gnutls

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0322-1
Published: 2008-11-17
Products:
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Weakness
Updated Versions:
    gnutls=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.2.5-1.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4989

Description:
    Previous versions of the gnutls package contain a certificate-chain
    validation error, making it possible for a man-in-the-middle attacker 
    to assume an arbitrary name and then trick GNU TLS clients into trusting
    that name.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322

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