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RHEL 3 / 4 : libgsf (RHSA-2007:0011)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24211

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libgsf packages that fix a buffer overflow flaw are now available.

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

The GNOME Structured File Library is a utility library for reading and writing structured file formats.

A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way GNOME Structured File Library processes and certain OLE documents. If an person opened a specially crafted OLE file, it could cause the client application to crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-4514)

Users of GNOME Structured File Library should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch that resolves this issue.

Solution

Update the affected libgsf and / or libgsf-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-4514

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0011

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24211

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0011.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgsf-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libgsf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/30/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4514

BID: 21358

RHSA: 2007:0011