CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : mikmod (CESA-2010:0720)

high Nessus Plugin ID 49714

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated mikmod packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

MikMod is a MOD music file player for Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It supports various file formats including MOD, STM, S3M, MTM, XM, ULT, and IT.

Multiple input validation flaws, resulting in buffer overflows, were discovered in MikMod. Specially crafted music files in various formats could, when played, cause an application using the MikMod library to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2009-3996, CVE-2007-6720)

All MikMod users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using the MikMod library must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected mikmod packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 49714

File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0720.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mikmod, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mikmod-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2009

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6720, CVE-2009-3995, CVE-2009-3996, CVE-2009-3997, CVE-2010-2546, CVE-2010-2971

BID: 33235, 37374

CWE: 119, 189

RHSA: 2010:0720

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