RHEL 3 : less (RHSA-2005:068)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16264

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated less package that fixes segmentation fault when viewing binary files is now available.

The less utility is a text file browser that resembles more, but has extended capabilities.

Victor Ashik discovered a heap based buffer overflow in less, caused by a patch added to the less package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. An attacker could construct a carefully crafted file that could cause less to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when opened. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0086 to this issue. Note that this issue only affects the version of less distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

Red Hat believes that the Exec-Shield technology (enabled by default since Update 3) will block attempts to remotely exploit this vulnerability on x86 architectures.

All users of the less package should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.

Solution

Update the affected less package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16264

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-068.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 1/26/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:less, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0086

RHSA: 2005:068

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