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Scientific Linux Security Update : http-parser on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 128222

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - nodejs: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers (CVE-2018-12121)

 - nodejs: HTTP parser allowed for spaces inside Content-Length header values (CVE-2018-7159)

Solution

Update the affected http-parser, http-parser-debuginfo and / or http-parser-devel packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?604029ae

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 128222

File Name: sl_20190806_http_parser_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/27/2019

Updated: 2/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-7159

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:http-parser, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:http-parser-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:http-parser-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12121, CVE-2018-7159