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GLSA-201412-20 : GNUstep Base library: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79973

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-20 (GNUstep Base library: Denial of Service)

 GNUstep Base library does not properly handle the file descriptor for logging, when run as a daemon.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GNUstep Base library users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=gnustep-base/gnustep-base-1.24.6-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-20

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79973

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201412-20.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gnustep-base, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2980

BID: 66992

GLSA: 201412-20