GLSA 201310-02: isync: Man-in-the-Middle attack

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Severity:	low
Title:	isync: Man-in-the-Middle attack
Date:	10/05/2013
Bugs:	#458420
ID:	201310-02

Synopsis

A vulnerability in isync could allow remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

Background

isync is an IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-mail/isync	< 1.0.6	>= 1.0.6	All supported architectures

Description

isync does not properly verify the server’s hostname against the CN field in the SSL certificate.

Impact

A remote server could perform man-in-the-middle attacks to disclose passwords or obtain other sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All isync users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/isync-1.0.6"

References

CVE-2013-0289

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-02.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.