Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libsoup (MDKSA-2007:029)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24642

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The soup_headers_parse function in soup-headers.c for libsoup HTTP library before 2.2.99 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTTP headers, probably involving missing fields or values.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24642

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-029.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64soup-2.2_7, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64soup-2.2_7-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64soup-2.2_8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64soup-2.2_8-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsoup-2.2_7, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsoup-2.2_7-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsoup-2.2_8, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsoup-2.2_8-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5876

MDKSA: 2007:029