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GLSA-202011-04 : Fossil: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 142272

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-202011-04 (Fossil: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fossil. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted repository using Fossil, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Fossil users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-vcs/fossil-2.12.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142272

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202011-04.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 11/3/2020

Updated: 2/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24614

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:fossil, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-24614

GLSA: 202011-04