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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gpgme (MDVSA-2014:160)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77639

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated gpgme packages fix security vulnerability :

A heap-based buffer overflow in gpgme before 1.5.1 could allow a specially crafted certificate to cause crashes or potentially cause arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-3564).

Solution

Update the affected lib64gpgme-devel and / or lib64gpgme11 packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0340.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77639

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-160.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 9/12/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:lib64gpgme-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gpgme11, 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: 9/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3564

BID: 68990

MDVSA: 2014:160