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RHEL 7 : libdwarf (Unpatched Vulnerability)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 198610

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 7 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

 - libdwarf: heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() (CVE-2017-9055)

 - Use-after-free vulnerability in dwarfdump in libdwarf 20130126 through 20140805 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via a crafted ELF file. (CVE-2014-9482)

 - dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV). (CVE-2015-8538)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Solution

The vendor has acknowledged the vulnerabilities but no solution has been provided. Refer to the vendor for remediation guidance.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 198610

File Name: redhat_unpatched_libdwarf-rhel7.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/3/2024

Updated: 6/3/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9055

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:redhat:enterprise_linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libdwarf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9482, CVE-2015-8538, CVE-2015-8750, CVE-2016-2091, CVE-2016-5027, CVE-2016-5028, CVE-2016-5029, CVE-2016-5030, CVE-2016-5031, CVE-2016-5032, CVE-2016-5033, CVE-2016-5034, CVE-2016-5035, CVE-2016-5036, CVE-2016-5037, CVE-2016-5038, CVE-2016-5039, CVE-2016-5040, CVE-2016-5041, CVE-2016-5042, CVE-2016-5043, CVE-2016-5044, CVE-2016-7410, CVE-2016-7510, CVE-2016-7511, CVE-2016-8679, CVE-2016-8680, CVE-2016-8681, CVE-2016-9276, CVE-2016-9480, CVE-2016-9558, CVE-2017-9052, CVE-2017-9053, CVE-2017-9054, CVE-2017-9055, CVE-2017-9998, CVE-2019-14249