Debian DSA-2432-1 : libyaml-libyaml-perl - format string vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58324

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Dominic Hargreaves and Niko Tyni discovered two format string vulnerabilities in YAML::LibYAML, a Perl interface to the libyaml library.

Solution

Upgrade the libyaml-libyaml-perl packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.33-1+squeeze1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58324

File Name: debian_DSA-2432.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/13/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyaml-libyaml-perl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1152

BID: 52381

DSA: 2432

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