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Fedora 27 : libidn (2018-02e23192f5)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 108907

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to the latest upstream release, which fixes CVE-2017-14062.

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Solution

Update the affected libidn package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-02e23192f5

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 108907

File Name: fedora_2018-02e23192f5.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/10/2018

Updated: 11/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14062

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:fedoraproject:fedora:libidn, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:27

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14062