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RHEL 6 : libsndfile (Unpatched Vulnerability)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 198640

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 6 host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will not be patched.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 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.

 - libsndfile: Heap overflow vulnerability when parsing specially crafted AIFF header (CVE-2015-7805)

 - libsndfile: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in psf_binheader_writef function in common.c (CVE-2017-12562)

 - The sd2_parse_rsrc_fork function in sd2.c in libsndfile allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to a (1) map offset or (2) rsrc marker, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
 (CVE-2014-9496)

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: 198640

File Name: redhat_unpatched_libsndfile-rhel6.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/3/2024

Updated: 6/3/2024

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7805

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12562

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

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: 12/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9496, CVE-2014-9756, CVE-2015-7805, CVE-2015-8075, CVE-2017-12562, CVE-2017-14245, CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-14634, CVE-2017-16942, CVE-2017-17456, CVE-2017-17457, CVE-2017-6892, CVE-2017-7585, CVE-2017-7741, CVE-2017-7742, CVE-2017-8361, CVE-2017-8362, CVE-2017-8363, CVE-2017-8365, CVE-2018-19661, CVE-2018-19662, CVE-2018-19758, CVE-2019-3832