[arch-security] [ASA-201505-18] webkitgtk: man-in-the-middle

[Levente Polyak]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201505-18
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2015-05-26
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-2330
Package : webkitgtk
Type    : man-in-the-middle
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package webkitgtk before version 2.4.9-1 is vulnerable to
man-in-the-middle.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 2.4.9-1.

# pacman -Syu "webkitgtk>=2.4.9-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.4.9.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

It was found that WebKitGTK+ version performed TLS certificate
verification too late, after sending an HTTP request rather than before.
This issue allows a man-in-the-middle attack to possibly gain sensitive
information.


Impact
======

A remote attacker is able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack via a
crafted TLS certificate to obtain sensitive information.

References
==========

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/18/4
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2330
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44237

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