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CentOS 3 : cscope (CESA-2009:1101)
high Nessus Plugin ID 39424
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated cscope package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
cscope is a mature, ncurses-based, C source-code tree browsing tool.
Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in cscope. An attacker could create a specially crafted source code file that could cause cscope to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when browsed with cscope.
(CVE-2004-2541, CVE-2006-4262, CVE-2009-0148, CVE-2009-1577)
All users of cscope are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to fix these issues. All running instances of cscope must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected cscope package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 39424
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1101.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 6/17/2009
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: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cscope
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-2541, CVE-2006-4262, CVE-2009-0148, CVE-2009-1577
BID: 34805