NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : libsoup Vulnerability (NS-SA-2019-0048)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127231

Synopsis

The remote machine is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has libsoup packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

- An out-of-bounds read has been discovered in libsoup when getting cookies from a URI with empty hostname. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a crash in the application. (CVE-2018-12910)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL libsoup packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

http://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2019-0048

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127231

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2019-0048_libsoup.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2018-12910

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12910