Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : boost (MDVSA-2013:065)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66079

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated boost packages fix security vulnerability :

A security flaw was found in the way ordered_malloc() routine implementation in Boost, the free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries, performed 'next-size' and 'max_size' parameters sanitization, when allocating memory. If an application, using the Boost C++ source libraries for memory allocation, was missing application-level checks for safety of 'next_size' and 'max_size' values, a remote attacker could provide a specially crafted application-specific file (requiring runtime memory allocation it to be processed correctly) that, when opened would lead to that application crash, or, potentially arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the application (CVE-2012-2677).

Boost.Locale library in Boost 1.48 to 1.52 including has a security flaw (CVE-2013-0252): boost::locale::utf::utf_traits accepted some invalid UTF-8 sequences. Applications that used these functions for UTF-8 input validation could expose themselves to security threats as invalid UTF-8 sequece would be considered as valid.

The package has been patched to fix above security flaw.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66079

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-065.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/20/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:boost-devel-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:boost-examples, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_chrono1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_date_time1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_filesystem1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_graph1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_iostreams1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_locale1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_math1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_prg_exec_monitor1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_program_options1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_python1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_random1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_regex1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_serialization1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_signals1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_system1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_thread1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_timer1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_unit_test_framework1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_wave1.48.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64boost_wserialization1.48.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server: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: 4/8/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2677, CVE-2013-0252

BID: 54233, 57675

MDVSA: 2013:065

MGASA: 2012-0151, 2013-0061

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