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Amazon Linux AMI : procmail (ALAS-2018-1084)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 117608

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in procmail's formail utility. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted email that, when processed by formail, could cause formail to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running formail.(CVE-2017-16844)

Solution

Run 'yum update procmail' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2018-1084.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 117608

File Name: ala_ALAS-2018-1084.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/20/2018

Updated: 8/6/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-16844

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:amazon:linux:procmail, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:procmail-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16844

ALAS: 2018-1084