Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://secunia.com/advisories/35852/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466161
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/708c65a5-7c58-11de-a994-0030843d3802.html
Insight
The following package is affected: mono
CVE-2009-0217
The design of the W3C XML Signature Syntax and Processing (XMLDsig) recommendation, as implemented in products including (1) the Oracle Security Developer Tools component in Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.3, 10.1.3.4, and 10.1.4.3IM
(2) the WebLogic Server component
in BEA Product Suite 10.3, 10.0 MP1, 9.2 MP3, 9.1, 9.0, and 8.1 SP6
(3) Mono before 2.4.2.2
(4) XML Security Library before 1.2.12
(5)
IBM WebSphere Application Server Versions 6.0 through 6.0.2.33, 6.1 through 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 through 7.0.0.1
and other products uses a
parameter that defines an HMAC truncation length (HMACOutputLength) but does not require a minimum for this length, which allows attackers to spoof HMAC-based signatures and bypass authentication by specifying a truncation length with a small number of bits.
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2009-0217 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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