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GLSA-201402-11 : Links: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72411

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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-201402-11 (Links: Denial of Service)

 An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the parsing of HTML tables in the Links web browser when running in graphical mode.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Links users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/links-2.8-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-11

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72411

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201402-11.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:links, 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: 2/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6050

BID: 64056

GLSA: 201402-11