Scientific Linux Security Update : haproxy on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130528)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66663

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way HAProxy handled pipelined HTTP requests. A remote attacker could send pipelined HTTP requests that would cause HAProxy to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running HAProxy. This issue only affected systems using all of the following combined configuration options: HTTP keep alive enabled, HTTP keywords in TCP inspection rules, and request appending rules. (CVE-2013-1912)

Solution

Update the affected haproxy and / or haproxy-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?077a6b61

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66663

File Name: sl_20130528_haproxy_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/29/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:haproxy, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:haproxy-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1912