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Scientific Linux Security Update : ovmf on on SL7.x x86_64 (20181030)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 119195

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - openssl: Handling of crafted recursive ASN.1 structures can cause a stack overflow and resulting denial of service (CVE-2018-0739)

Solution

Update the affected OVMF package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2f2d23ef

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 119195

File Name: sl_20181030_ovmf_on_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/27/2018

Updated: 7/18/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0739

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ovmf

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: 10/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0739