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openSUSE Security Update : libplist (openSUSE-2017-283)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97291

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libplist fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2017-5209: The base64decode function in libplist allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data (bsc#1019531).

 - CVE-2017-5834: A heap-buffer overflow in parse_dict_node was fixed (bsc#1023848)

 - CVE-2017-5835: A memory allocation error leading to DoS was fixed. (bsc#1023822)

 - CVE-2017-5836: A type inconsistency in bplist.c was fixed. (bsc#1023807)

Solution

Update the affected libplist packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1019531

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1023807

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1023822

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1023848

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97291

File Name: openSUSE-2017-283.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/21/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist%2b%2b-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist%2b%2b3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist%2b%2b3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist%2b%2b3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist%2b%2b3-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist3-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libplist3-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:plistutil, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:plistutil-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-plist, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-plist-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5209, CVE-2017-5834, CVE-2017-5835, CVE-2017-5836