CentOS 4 : perl (CESA-2005:674)

low Nessus Plugin ID 67031

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated Perl packages that fix security issues and contain several bug fixes are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and Web programming.

Paul Szabo discovered a bug in the way Perl's File::Path::rmtree module removed directory trees. If a local user has write permissions to a subdirectory within the tree being removed by File::Path::rmtree, it is possible for them to create setuid binary files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0448 to this issue.

This update also addresses the following issues :

-- Perl interpreter caused a segmentation fault when environment changes occurred during runtime.

-- Code in lib/FindBin contained a regression that caused problems with MRTG software package.

-- Perl incorrectly declared it provides an FCGI interface where it in fact did not.

Users of Perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected perl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 67031

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-674.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 6/29/2013

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Temporal Score: 0.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perl-suidperl, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perl

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0448

BID: 12767

RHSA: 2005:674

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