SUSE SLED12 Security Update : libofx (SUSE-SU-2018:2064-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 111368

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for libofx fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed :

- CVE-2017-2816: Fix an exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the tag parsing functionality (bsc#1058673).

- CVE-2017-2920: Fix a buffer overflow vulnerability in sanitize_proprietary_tags in lib/ofx_preproc.cpp (bsc#1061964).

- CVE-2017-14731: Fix remote denial of service via a crafted file in ofx_proc_file in ofx_preproc.cpp (bsc#1060437).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-1408=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-1408=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1408=1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111368

File Name: suse_SU-2018-2064-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/27/2018

Updated: 9/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2920

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.3

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:P/RL:U/RC:X

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2816

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libofx, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libofx6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libofx-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libofx6, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libofx-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14731, CVE-2017-2816, CVE-2017-2920

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