Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libHX (MDVSA-2010:165)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 48933

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in libHX :

Heap-based buffer overflow in the HX_split function in string.c in libHX before 3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a string that is inconsistent with the expected number of fields (CVE-2010-2947).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 48933

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-165.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 8/31/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hx-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hx14, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hx18, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hx22, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhx-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhx14, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhx18, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhx22, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2947

BID: 42592

MDVSA: 2010:165

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