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GLSA-201401-16 : CCID: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72071

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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-201401-16 (CCID: Arbitrary code execution)

 CCID contains an integer overflow vulnerability in ccid_serial.c.
 Impact :

 A physically proximate attacker could execute arbitrary code via a smart card with a specially crafted serial number.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All CCID users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-crypt/ccid-1.4.1-r1' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since January 21, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201401-16

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72071

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201401-16.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ccid, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4530

BID: 45806

GLSA: 201401-16