5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-4989
GnuTLS Certificate Verification Trust Vulnerability
Description
The _gnutls_x509_verify_certificate function in lib/x509/verify.c in libgnutls in GnuTLS before 2.6.1 trusts certificate chains in which the last certificate is an arbitrary trusted, self-signed certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert a spoofed certificate for any Distinguished Name (DN).
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2008, 1 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 9, 2024, 3:19 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4989
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-4989.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-4989 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-4989 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215 Patch http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3215 Broken Link, Patch Changed Reference Type http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217 No Types Assigned http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.gpg.gnutls.devel/3217 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32619 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32619 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32681 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32681 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32687 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32687 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32879 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32879 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33501 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33501 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33694 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33694 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35423 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35423 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-10.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-260528-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322 No Types Assigned http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0322 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html No Types Assigned http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/security.html Product Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:227 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0982.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32232 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021167 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-678-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3086 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1567 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886 No Types Assigned https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2886 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00293.html Mailing List Removed CWE NIST CWE-255 Added CWE NIST CWE-295 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:1.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498431/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-678-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/678-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11650 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11650 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46482 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4989 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-4989
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} -0.17%
score
0.55052
percentile
CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability