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Amazon Linux AMI : libproxy (ALAS-2012-140)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 69630

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libproxy handled the downloading of proxy auto-configuration (PAC) files. A malicious server hosting a PAC file or a man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to cause an application using libproxy to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code, if the proxy settings obtained by libproxy (from the environment or the desktop environment settings) instructed the use of a PAC proxy configuration. (CVE-2012-4505)

Solution

Run 'yum update libproxy' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2012-140.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 69630

File Name: ala_ALAS-2012-140.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libproxy-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libproxy-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libproxy-bin, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libproxy-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libproxy, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4505

ALAS: 2012-140

RHSA: 2012:1461