GLSA-200504-26 : Convert-UUlib: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 18144

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200504-26 (Convert-UUlib: Buffer overflow)

A vulnerability has been reported in Convert-UUlib where a malformed parameter can be provided by an attacker allowing a read operation to overflow a buffer. The vendor credits Mark Martinec and Robert Lewis with the discovery.
Impact :

Successful exploitation would permit an attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the Perl application.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Convert-UUlib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/Convert-UUlib-1.051'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200504-26

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18144

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200504-26.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 4/27/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:convert-uulib, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1349

GLSA: 200504-26