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he _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.1 trusts certificate chains in which the last certificate is an arbitrary trusted, self-signed certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert a spoofed certificate for any Distinguished Name (DN).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215 - Broken Link, Patch | |
| References | () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32619 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32681 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32687 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32879 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33501 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33694 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35423 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719 - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html - Product | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232 - Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html - Mailing List |
Information
Published : 2008-11-13 01:00
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2008-4989
Mitre link : CVE-2008-4989
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4989
JSON object : View
Products Affected
CWE
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation