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Oracle Linux 6 : mod_auth_mellon (ELSA-2014-1803)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78883

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1803 advisory.

 - CVE-2014-8566 CVE-2014-8567

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected mod_auth_mellon package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1803.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78883

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1803.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2014

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8567

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_auth_mellon, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8566, CVE-2014-8567

BID: 70893, 70896

RHSA: 2014:1803