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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841932
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2315-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'serf' package(s) announced via the USN-2315-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'serf' package(s) announced via the USN-2315-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ben Reser discovered that serf did not correctly handle SSL certificates
with NUL bytes in the CommonName or SubjectAltNames fields. A remote
attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view
sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.

Affected Software/OS:
'serf' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3504
BugTraq ID: 69238
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69238
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-05
http://secunia.com/advisories/59584
http://secunia.com/advisories/60721
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1059 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00038.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2315-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG

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