CVE-2008-4989

The _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).
References
Link Resource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215 Broken Link Patch
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217 Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/32619 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32681 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32687 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32879 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33501 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33694 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35423 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1 Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719 Mailing List
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html Product
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086 Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html Mailing List
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

09 Feb 2024, 03:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215 - Patch () 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 - () 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 - () 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 - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html - Mailing List
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32619 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/32619 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32681 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32681 - Broken Link
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32687 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32687 - Broken Link
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32879 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32879 - Broken Link
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33501 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33501 - Broken Link
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/33694 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/33694 - Broken Link
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/35423 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/35423 - Broken Link
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml - () 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 - () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1 - Broken Link
References () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322 - () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322 - Broken Link
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719 - Mailing List
References () http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html - () http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html - Product
References () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227 - () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227 - Broken Link
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html - () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html - Broken Link
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded - () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232 - Patch () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232 - Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2 - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086 - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086 - Broken Link
References () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567 - () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567 - Broken Link
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886 - () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886 - Broken Link
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 - Broken Link
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ - Broken Link
References () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html - () 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 - () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html - Mailing List
First Time Opensuse opensuse
Debian
Canonical
Suse linux Enterprise
Suse linux Enterprise Server
Debian debian Linux
Fedoraproject fedora
Opensuse
Fedoraproject
Suse
Canonical ubuntu Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.8.1a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : 4.3
v3 : unknown
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 5.9
CWE CWE-255 CWE-295

Information

Published : 2008-11-13 01:00

Updated : 2024-02-09 03:19


NVD link : CVE-2008-4989

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4989

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4989


JSON object : View

Products Affected

suse

  • linux_enterprise_server
  • linux_enterprise

opensuse

  • opensuse

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

gnu

  • gnutls

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation