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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ctags (MDVSA-2014:206)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78685

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated ctags package fixes security vulnerability :

A denial of service issue was discovered in ctags 5.8. A remote attacker could cause excessive CPU usage and disk space consumption via a crafted JavaScript file by triggering an infinite loop (CVE-2014-7204).

Solution

Update the affected ctags package.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0415.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78685

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-206.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 10/27/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:ctags, 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: 10/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7204

BID: 70168

MDVSA: 2014:206