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Amazon Linux 2 : fribidi (ALAS-2020-1434)
high Nessus Plugin ID 137091
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat. (CVE-2019-18397)Solution
Run 'yum update fribidi' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 137091
File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1434.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/4/2020
Updated: 3/8/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-18397
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:fribidi-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:fribidi, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:fribidi-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-18397
ALAS: 2020-1434