SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libmicrohttpd (SUSE-SU-2017:1576-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 100864

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for libmicrohttpd fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2013-7038: The MHD_http_unescape function in libmicrohttpd might have allowed remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds read. (bsc#854443)

- CVE-2013-7039: Stack-based buffer overflow in the MHD_digest_auth_check function in libmicrohttpd, when MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_MEMORY_LIMIT is set to a large value, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URI in an authentication header. (bsc#854443)

- Fixed various bugs found during a 2017 audit, which are more hardening measures and not security issues.
(bsc#1041216)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-966=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-966=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-966=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 100864

File Name: suse_SU-2017-1576-1.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/19/2017

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmicrohttpd10-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmicrohttpd-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmicrohttpd10

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-7038, CVE-2013-7039

BID: 64138

Detections

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