Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : nasm (MDKSA-2005:090)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18306

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow in nasm was discovered by Josh Bressers. If an attacker could trick a user into assembling a malicious source file, they could use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running nasm.

The provided packages have been patched to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected nasm, nasm-doc and / or nasm-rdoff packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18306

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-090.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 5/19/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nasm, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nasm-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nasm-rdoff, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1194

MDKSA: 2005:090