libgwenhywfar up to 4.12.0 CA Certificate cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libgwenhywfar up to 4.12.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CA Certificate Handler. Such manipulation leads to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-7542. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libgwenhywfar up to 4.12.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component CA Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue exists in libgwenhywfar through 4.12.0 due to the usage of outdated bundled CA certificates.

The weakness was published 12/03/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7542 since 09/29/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91109 (Debian DLA-469-1 : libgwenhywfar security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170679 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for gwenhywfar (SUSE-SU-2018:0072-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91109). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 91109
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-469-1 : libgwenhywfar security update
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for gwenhywfar FEDORA-2015-20
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/29/2015 🔍
05/12/2016 +226 days 🔍
05/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/03/2019 +1299 days 🔍
12/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/18/2024 +1811 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-7542 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7542
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146600

Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2019 09:21
Updated: 11/18/2024 04:55
Changes: 12/04/2019 09:21 (38), 12/04/2019 09:26 (27), 03/05/2024 17:44 (4), 11/18/2024 04:55 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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