Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wget
announced via advisory USN-842-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libglib2.0-0 2.16.6-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
libglib2.0-0 2.18.2-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 9.04:
libglib2.0-0 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-842-1
Insight
It was discovered that Wget did not correctly handle SSL certificates with zero bytes in the Common Name. A remote attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-3490 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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