CentOS 3 / 4 : mikmod (CESA-2005:506)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21835

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated mikmod packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

MikMod is a well known MOD music file player for UNIX-based systems.

A buffer overflow bug was found in mikmod during the processing of archive filenames. An attacker could create a malicious archive that when opened by mikmod could result in arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0427 to this issue.

Users of mikmod are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected mikmod packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?58aaabd3

http://www.nessus.org/u?85c8e7b5

http://www.nessus.org/u?cf1ed3b6

http://www.nessus.org/u?ec70ddaa

http://www.nessus.org/u?1a31f248

http://www.nessus.org/u?88ed84b7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21835

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-506.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mikmod-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mikmod

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0427

RHSA: 2005:506