43479 : Gentoo Linuxssl-cert.eclass docert Function binpkg Local SSL Key Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-04-16

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-1383" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The docert function in ssl-cert.eclass, when used by src_compile or src_install on Gentoo Linux, stores the SSL key in a binpkg, which allows local users to extract the key from the binpkg, and causes multiple systems that use this binpkg to have the same SSL key and certificate.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-1383 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 29436
Other Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-30.xml
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=174759

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 1.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-03-19 | Disagree?

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