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RHEL 6 : libvorbis (RHSA-2018:0649)
high Nessus Plugin ID 108869
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for libvorbis.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:0649 advisory.The libvorbis package contains runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Vorbis, a fully open, non-proprietary, patent- and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Vorbis audio processing out of bounds write (MFSA 2018-08) (CVE-2018-5146)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla Project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Richard Zhu via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative as the original reporter.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL libvorbis package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:0649.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0649
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 108869
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-0649.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/6/2018
Updated: 11/14/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5146
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvorbis-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvorbis, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libvorbis-devel-docs
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-5146