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GLSA-200904-02 : GLib: Execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36085

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200904-02 (GLib: Execution of arbitrary code)

 Diego E. Petteno` reported multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c when converting a long string from or to a base64 representation.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to perform a base64 conversion via an application using GLib, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GLib 2.18 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/glib-2.18.4-r1' All GLib 2.16 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/glib-2.16.6-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200904-02

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36085

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200904-02.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 4/6/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:glib

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4316

BID: 34100

CWE: 189

GLSA: 200904-02