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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0257
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0257)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-LWP-Protocol-https' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0257 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-LWP-Protocol-https' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0257 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated perl-LWP-Protocol-https package fixes security vulnerability:

It was reported that libwww-perl (LWP), when using IO::Socket::SSL (the
default) and when the HTTPS_CA_DIR or HTTPS_CA_FILE environment variables
were set, would disable server certificate verification, when the intent
was to only disable hostname verification (CVE-2014-3230).

Affected Software/OS:
'perl-LWP-Protocol-https' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3230
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/02/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/04/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/06/8
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746579
https://github.com/libwww-perl/lwp-protocol-https/pull/14
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