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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : glibc (MDKSA-2002:061)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 13962

Synopsis

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

Description

A heap buffer overflow exists in the XDR decoder in glibc version 2.2.5 and earlier. XDR is a mechanism for encoding data structures for use with RPC, which is derived from Sun's RPC implementation which is likewise vulnerable to a heap overflow. Depending on the application, this vulnerability may be exploitable and could lead to arbitrary code execution. Thanks to Solar Designer for the patches used to correct this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/285308

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 13962

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-061.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:glibc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:glibc-profile, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:glibc_lsb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ldconfig, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nscd, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2002

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0391

MDKSA: 2002:061