Scientific Linux Security Update : boost on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130321)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 65653

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Synopsis

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

Description

A flaw was found in the way the ordered_malloc() routine in Boost sanitized the 'next_size' and 'max_size' parameters when allocating memory. If an application used the Boost C++ libraries for memory allocation, and performed memory allocation based on user-supplied input, an attacker could use this flaw to crash the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2677)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 65653

File Name: sl_20130321_boost_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/22/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-date-time, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-graph, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-graph-mpich2, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-graph-openmpi, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-iostreams, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-math, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-mpich2, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-mpich2-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-mpich2-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-openmpi, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-openmpi-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-openmpi-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-program-options, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-regex, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-serialization, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-signals, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-static, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-system, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-test, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-thread, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-wave, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/21/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2677

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