Security readout for executives and security teams
This vulnerability affects older stunnel deployments only in a specific configuration: CONNECT protocol negotiation with NTLM authentication enabled. A malicious or compromised remote proxy server could trigger a buffer overflow and potentially run code on the affected system. The provided sources do not show active exploitation. Likely exposure is limited to systems running stunnel 4.21 through 4.54 with CONNECT protocol negotiation and NTLM authentication enabled. The bundle does not identify broader products beyond stunnel or distribution packages. Treat this as high priority for legacy environments using stunnel with proxy authentication. The business urgency is driven by potential remote code execution, but scope should be validated because the vulnerable condition is configuration-specific and old. Mitigation focus: Inventory stunnel versions and identify any 4.21 through 4.54 deployments.; Apply vendor-supported stunnel updates from the relevant distribution advisory.; Review stunnel.org guidance for the upstream security fix details..
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Source materials
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- https://www.stunnel.org/CVE-2013-1762.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0097CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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