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Oracle Linux 6 : git (ELSA-2017-2485)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102569

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2017-2485 advisory.

 [1.7.1-9]
 - prevent command injection via malicious ssh URLs Resolves: CVE-2017-1000117

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-2485.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102569

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-2485.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/18/2017

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000117

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:emacs-git-el, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:emacs-git, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2017

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Malicious Git HTTP Server For CVE-2017-1000117)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000117

RHSA: 2017:2485