GLSA-201405-02 : libSRTP: Denial of Service

low Nessus Plugin ID 73858

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-201405-02 (libSRTP: Denial of Service)

A flaw was found in how the crypto_policy_set_from_profile_for_rtp() function applies cryptographic profiles to an srtp_policy in libSRTP.
Impact :

A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash an application linked against libSRTP, resulting in Denial of Service.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libSRTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/libsrtp-1.4.4_p20121108-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-02

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 73858

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201405-02.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 5/5/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libsrtp, 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: 5/3/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2139

BID: 60323

GLSA: 201405-02