GLSA-201804-19 : mbed TLS: Multiple vulnerabilites

critical Nessus Plugin ID 109233

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-19 (mbed TLS: Multiple vulnerabilites)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mbed TLS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker, through multiple vectors, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All mbed TLS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/mbedtls-2.7.2'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 109233

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201804-19.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2018

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: 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-2018-0488

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: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mbedtls

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18187, CVE-2018-0487, CVE-2018-0488

GLSA: 201804-19

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