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Oracle Linux 5 : gzip (ELSA-2010-0061)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 67990

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0061 advisory.

 [1.3.5-11.0.1.el5_4.1]
 - Updated description in specfile to be product neutral

 [1.3.5-11:.1]
 - Added fix for CVE-2010-0001: (64 bit) Integer underflow by decompressing LZW format files Resolves: rhbz#555088

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected gzip package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2010-0061.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 67990

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0061.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-0001

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gzip, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0001

RHSA: 2010:0061