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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl-YAML-LibYAML (MDVSA-2014:069)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73445
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.Description
Updated perl-YAML-LibYAML packages fix security vulnerabilities :Florian Weimer of the Red Hat Product Security Team discovered a heap-based buffer overflow flaw in LibYAML, a fast YAML 1.1 parser and emitter library. A remote attacker could provide a YAML document with a specially crafted tag that, when parsed by an application using libyaml, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application (CVE-2013-6393).
Ivan Fratric of the Google Security Team discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in LibYAML, a fast YAML 1.1 parser and emitter library. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted YAML document that, when parsed by an application using libyaml, would cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application (CVE-2014-2525).
The perl-YAML-LibYAML package is being updated as it contains an embedded copy of LibYAML.
Solution
Update the affected perl-YAML-LibYAML package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73445
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-069.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 4/10/2014
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-yaml-libyaml, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6393, CVE-2014-2525
MDVSA: 2014:069