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Amazon Linux AMI : privoxy (ALAS-2016-663)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89844

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The remove_chunked_transfer_coding function allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted chunk-encoded content. (CVE-2016-1982)

The client_host function in parsers.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via an empty HTTP Host header. (CVE-2016-1983)

Solution

Run 'yum update privoxy' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-663.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89844

File Name: ala_ALAS-2016-663.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/11/2016

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:privoxy, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:privoxy-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1982, CVE-2016-1983

ALAS: 2016-663