Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : zlib (MDKSA-2003:033)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14017

Synopsis

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

Description

Richard Kettlewell discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the zlib library's gzprintf() function. This can be used by attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly even the execution of arbitrary code. Our thanks to the OpenPKG team for providing a patch which adds the necessary configure script checks to always use the secure vsnprintf(3) and snprintf(3) functions, and which additionally adjusts the code to correctly take into account the return value of vsnprintf(3) and snprintf(3).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14017

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-033.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:zlib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:zlib-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:zlib1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:zlib1-devel, 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, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0

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: 3/18/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0107

BID: 6913

MDKSA: 2003:033

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