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Scientific Linux Security Update : foomatic on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160323)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90142

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the unhtmlify() function of foomatic-rip did not correctly calculate buffer sizes, possibly leading to a heap-based memory corruption. A malicious attacker could exploit this flaw to cause foomatic-rip to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2010-5325)

It was discovered that foomatic-rip failed to remove all shell special characters from inputs used to construct command lines for external programs run by the filter. An attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2015-8327, CVE-2015-8560)

Solution

Update the affected foomatic and / or foomatic-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6a43e52b

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90142

File Name: sl_20160323_foomatic_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/24/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:foomatic, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:foomatic-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-5325, CVE-2015-8327, CVE-2015-8560