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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl (MDKSA-2005:225)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20456

Synopsis

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

Description

Jack Louis discovered a new way to exploit format string errors in the Perl programming language that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

The updated packages are patched to close the particular exploit vector in Perl itself, to mitigate the risk of format string programming errors, however it does not fix problems that may exist in particular pieces of software written in Perl.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a844180b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20456

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-225.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-base, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-suid, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3962

BID: 15629

MDKSA: 2005:225