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RHEL 5 : pwlib (RHSA-2007:0932)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 26953

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated pwlib packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

PWLib is a library used to support cross-platform applications.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the Ekiga teleconferencing application uses PWLib.

A memory management flaw was discovered in PWLib. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application, such as Ekiga, which is linked with pwlib (CVE-2007-4897).

Users should upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected pwlib and / or pwlib-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-4897

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0932

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 26953

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0932.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/9/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pwlib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pwlib-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4897

CWE: 399

RHSA: 2007:0932