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GLSA-201312-09 : cabextract: Multiple vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 71453
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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-201312-09 (cabextract: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in cabextract. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive in a .cab file, related to the libmspack library, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All cabextract users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/cabextract-1.3' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since August 03, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 71453
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201312-09.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 12/16/2013
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:cabextract, 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: 12/14/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-2800, CVE-2010-2801
GLSA: 201312-09