GLSA-202003-31 : gdb: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 134608

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-31 (gdb: Buffer overflow)

It was discovered that gdb didn’t properly validate the ELF section sizes from input file.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted ELF binary using gdb, possibly resulting in information disclosure or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All gdb users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-devel/gdb-9.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-31

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134608

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-31.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/16/2020

Updated: 3/22/2024

Supported Sensors: 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-2019-1010180

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:gentoo:linux:gdb, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1010180

GLSA: 202003-31