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Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : texinfo (cve_2006_4810_buffer_overflow)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 80782

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Synopsis

The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.

Description

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

 - Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file. (CVE-2006-4810)

Solution

Upgrade to Solaris 11.1.16.5.0.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4a913f44

http://www.nessus.org/u?ac52334a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 80782

File Name: solaris11_texinfo_20140512.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/19/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.1, p-cpe:/a:oracle:solaris:texinfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Solaris11/release, Host/Solaris11/pkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4810