GLSA-201307-01 : HAProxy: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67252

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201307-01 (HAProxy: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HAProxy. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the application or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All HAProxy users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-proxy/haproxy-1.4.24'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201307-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67252

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201307-01.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:haproxy, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1912, CVE-2013-2175

BID: 58820, 60588

GLSA: 201307-01