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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2009.1159
A vulnerability has been identified in Gnome
network-manager-applet version 0.7.2
15 December 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: network-manager-applet
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Mitigation
Member content until: Thursday, January 14 2010
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in Gnome network-manager-applet
version 0.7.2.
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following information regarding this
vulnerability:
"If a connection was created with a CA certificate, but the user later
moved or deleted that CA certificate, the applet would simply provide
the connection to NetworkManager without any CA certificate. This could
cause NM to connect to the original network (or a network spoofing the
original network) without verifying the identity of the network as the
user expects." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor has provided a solution in the GIT source code
repository. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] GNOME GIT source code repository
http://git.gnome.org/cgit/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=4020594dfbf566f1852f0acb36ad631a9e73a82b
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is
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accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT
Incident Reporting Form at:
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192
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