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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : busybox (MDVSA-2014:173)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77652

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated busybox packages fix security vulnerability :

An integer overflow in liblzo before 2.07 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly code execution in applications using performing LZO decompression on a compressed payload from the attacker (CVE-2014-4607).

Busybox bundles part of the liblzo code, containing the lzo1x_decompress_safe function, which is affected by this issue.

Solution

Update the affected busybox and / or busybox-static packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0351.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77652

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-173.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 9/12/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:busybox, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:busybox-static, 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: 9/3/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4607

BID: 68213

MDVSA: 2014:173