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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wv (MDKSA-2004:077)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 14175

Synopsis

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

Description

iDefense discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the wv package which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application.

The updated packages are patched to protect against this problem.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7cf1d63b

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 14175

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-077.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:lib64wv-1.0_0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wv-1.0_0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwv-1.0_0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwv-1.0_0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wv, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0645

MDKSA: 2004:077