FreeBSD : GNU cpio -- multiple vulnerabilities (f59af308-07f3-11ea-8c56-f8b156b6dcc8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 131109

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Sergey Poznyakoff reports :

This stable release fixes several potential vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-1197: cpio, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

CVE-2016-2037: The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.

CVE-2019-14866: Improper input validation when writing tar header fields leads to unexpected tar generation.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 131109

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f59af30807f311ea8c56f8b156b6dcc8.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 11/18/2019

Updated: 4/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14866

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gcpio, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1197, CVE-2016-2037, CVE-2019-14866

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