Vulnerability Details : 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).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4989
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.19%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 55 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4989
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.2
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4989
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4989
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1
Broken Link
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http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
GnuTLSProduct
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33501
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232
Broken Link;Patch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482
GnuTLS X509 name spoofing CVE-2008-4989 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/
404: Page not found | UbuntuBroken Link
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886
Broken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32619
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167
GoDaddy Domain Name SearchBroken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33694
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2008:027 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: gnutls-1.6.3-5.fc8Mailing List
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2
USN-678-2: GnuTLS regression | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322
Broken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32687
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215
Broken Link;Patch
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35423
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: gnutls-2.0.4-4.fc9Mailing List
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650
404 Not FoundBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32681
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml
GnuTLS: Certificate validation error (GLSA 200901-10) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217
Broken Link
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719
[SECURITY] [DSA 1719-1] New gnutls13 packages fix certificate validationMailing List
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:009 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/32879
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html
SupportBroken Link
Products affected by CVE-2008-4989
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*