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Scientific Linux Security Update : liblouis on SL7.x x86_64 (20171205)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105031

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Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - A missing fix for one stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() for CVE-2014-8184 was discovered. An attacker could cause denial of service or potentially allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2017-15101)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7d51687a

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105031

File Name: sl_20171205_liblouis_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/6/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-utils, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8184, CVE-2017-15101