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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libmspack (SUSE-SU-2020:2711-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 143825
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for libmspack fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
CVE-2019-1010305: Fixed a buffer overflow triggered by a crafted chm file which could have led to information disclosure (bsc#1141680).
CVE-2018-18584: The CAB block input buffer was one byte too small for the maximal Quantum block, leading to an out-of-bounds write.
(bsc#1113038)
CVE-2018-18585: chmd_read_headers accepted a filename that has '\0' as its first or second character (such as the '/\0' name). (bsc#1113039)
Fix off-by-one bounds check on CHM PMGI/PMGL chunk numbers and reject empty filenames.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-2711=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2711=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113038
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113039
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1130489
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141680
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18584/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18585/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 143825
File Name: suse_SU-2020-2711-1.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/9/2020
Updated: 2/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1010305
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmspack0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmspack0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmspack-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2018