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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61447
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: gnutls
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: gnutls

CVE-2008-2377
Use after free vulnerability in the
_gnutls_handshake_hash_buffers_clear function in
lib/gnutls_handshake.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS 2.3.5 through 2.4.0
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code via TLS transmission of data that is
improperly used when the peer calls gnutls_handshake within a normal
session, leading to attempted access to a deallocated libgcrypt
handle.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
7.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2377
30713
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30713
31505
http://secunia.com/advisories/31505
ADV-2008-2398
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2398
[gnutls-devel] 20080630 Details on the gnutls_handshake local crash problem [GNUTLS-SA-2008-2]
http://www.nabble.com/Details-on-the-gnutls_handshake-local-crash-problem--GNUTLS-SA-2008-2--td18205022.html
[gnutls-devel] 20080630 GnuTLS 2.4.1
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/2947
gnutls-gnutlshandshake-code-execution(44486)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44486
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2650
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.

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