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Amazon Linux 2 : file (ALAS-2019-1370)

high Nessus Plugin ID 132258

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).(CVE-2019-18218)

Solution

Run 'yum update file' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1370.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 132258

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1370.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/19/2019

Updated: 4/3/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-18218

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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:amazon:linux:file, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-magic, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:file-static

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-18218

ALAS: 2019-1370