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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : libyaml-libyaml-perl vulnerabilities (USN-2161-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73329
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Florian Weimer discovered that libyaml-libyaml-perl incorrectly handled certain large YAML documents. An attacker could use this issue to cause libyaml-libyaml-perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-6393)Ivan Fratric discovered that libyaml-libyaml-perl incorrectly handled certain malformed YAML documents. An attacker could use this issue to cause libyaml-libyaml-perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-2525).
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Solution
Update the affected libyaml-libyaml-perl package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73329
File Name: ubuntu_USN-2161-1.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 4/4/2014
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libyaml-libyaml-perl
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6393, CVE-2014-2525
USN: 2161-1