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Scientific Linux Security Update : rpcbind on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170523)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100373

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - It was found that due to the way rpcbind uses libtirpc (libntirpc), a memory leak can occur when parsing specially crafted XDR messages. An attacker sending thousands of messages to rpcbind could cause its memory usage to grow without bound, eventually causing it to be terminated by the OOM killer. (CVE-2017-8779)

Solution

Update the affected rpcbind and / or rpcbind-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f98f72c7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100373

File Name: sl_20170523_rpcbind_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/24/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:rpcbind, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:rpcbind-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8779