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Scientific Linux Security Update : hivex on SL6.x x86_64 (20150722)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85195

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that hivex attempted to read, and possibly write, beyond its allocated buffer when reading a hive file with a very small size or with a truncated or improperly formatted content. An attacker able to supply a specially crafted hive file to an application using the hivex library could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that application.
(CVE-2014-9273)

This update also fixes the following bug :

 - The hivex(3) man page previously contained a typographical error. This update fixes the typo.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9fc51cfe

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85195

File Name: sl_20150722_hivex_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/4/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:hivex-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-hivex-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:hivex-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-hivex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-hivex

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9273