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Amazon Linux AMI : libtirpc (ALAS-2013-199)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 69757
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A flaw was found in the way libtirpc decoded RPC requests. A specially crafted RPC request could cause libtirpc to attempt to free a buffer provided by an application using the library, even when the buffer was not dynamically allocated. This could cause an application using libtirpc, such as rpcbind, to crash. (CVE-2013-1950)Solution
Run 'yum update libtirpc' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 69757
File Name: ala_ALAS-2013-199.nasl
Version: 1.6
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: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtirpc-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtirpc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libtirpc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1950