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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl-Plack (MDVSA-2014:235)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79631

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated perl-Plack package fixes security vulnerability :

Plack::App::File would previously strip trailing slashes off provided paths. This in combination with the common pattern of serving files with Plack::Middleware::Static could allow an attacker to bypass a whitelist of generated files (CVE-2014-5269).

Solution

Update the affected perl-Plack package.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0486.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79631

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-235.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 11/30/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-plack, 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: 11/28/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5269

BID: 69185

MDVSA: 2014:235