Rocky Linux 8 : graphviz (RLSA-2021:4256)

high Nessus Plugin ID 184889

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4256 advisory.

- Buffer Overflow in Graphviz Graph Visualization Tools from commit ID f8b9e035 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) by loading a crafted file into the lib/common/shapes.c component. (CVE-2020-18032)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4256

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966272

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184889

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-4256.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 11/7/2023

Updated: 11/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-18032

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-gd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-doc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-devel, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-python3, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-gd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-python3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:graphviz-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-18032