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FreeBSD : py-amf -- input sanitization errors (1fbd6db1-a4e4-11e5-b864-14dae9d210b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87480

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

oCERT reports :

A specially crafted AMF payload, containing malicious references to XML external entities, can be used to trigger Denial of Service (DoS) conditions or arbitrarily return the contents of files that are accessible with the running application privileges.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-011.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?aa2a9f7b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87480

File Name: freebsd_pkg_1fbd6db1a4e411e5b86414dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Published: 12/18/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py27-amf, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py32-amf, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py33-amf, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py34-amf, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/1/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8549