In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in DriverManager/__info.c.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in     DriverManager/__info.c. (CVE-2018-7409)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2019-2336 advisory.

    [2.3.1-14.0.1]
    - backport unchecked malloc memory references fix [Orabug: 29684195]

    [2.3.1-14]
    - fixed insecure buffer copy (#1571530)
    - fixed possible buffer overflow (#1571528)

    [2.3.1-13]
    - revert: ltdl bundling

    [2.3.1-12]
    - fix the libtool-ltdl compatibility       Resolves: rhbz#1267438

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6276-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that unixODBC incorrectly handled certain unicode to ansi copies. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4999 advisory.

    The unixODBC packages contain a framework that supports accessing databases through the ODBC protocol.

    Security Fix(es):

    * unixODBC: Buffer overflow in unicode_to_ansi_copy() can lead to crash or other unspecified impact     (CVE-2018-7409)

    * unixODBC: Insecure buffer copy in SQLWriteFileDSN function in odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c (CVE-2018-7485)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the unixODBC package has been released.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has unixODBC packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The SQLWriteFileDSN function in     odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c in unixODBC 2.3.5 has strncpy     arguments in the wrong order, which allows attackers to     cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified     other impact. (CVE-2018-7485)

  - In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in     the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in     DriverManager/__info.c. (CVE-2018-7409)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the unixODBC packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Install unixODBC if you want to access databases     through ODBC.You will also need the     mysql-connector-odbc package if you want to access a     MySQL database, and/or the postgresql-odbc package for     PostgreSQL.Security Fix(es):The SQLWriteFileDSN     function in odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c in unixODBC     2.3.5 has strncpy arguments in the wrong order, which     allows attackers to cause a denial of service or     possibly have unspecified other     impact.(CVE-2018-7485)In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there     is a buffer overflow in the unicode_to_ansi_copy()     function in DriverManager/__info.c.(CVE-2018-7409)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the unixODBC packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in     the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in     DriverManager/__info.c.(CVE-2018-7409)

  - The SQLWriteFileDSN function in     odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c in unixODBC 2.3.5 has     strncpy arguments in the wrong order, which allows     attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have     unspecified other impact.(CVE-2018-7485)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function of unixODBC. This overflow is not directly controllable by an attacker making the maximum potential impact a crash or denial of service.(CVE-2018-7409)

An argument order confusion flaw was found in the SQLWriteFileDSN API of unixODBC. This could only be exploited via a malicious ODBC database connector package with the maximum impact being a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7485)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has unixODBC packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The SQLWriteFileDSN function in     odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c in unixODBC 2.3.5 has strncpy     arguments in the wrong order, which allows attackers to     cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified     other impact. (CVE-2018-7485)

  - In unixODBC before 2.3.5, there is a buffer overflow in     the unicode_to_ansi_copy() function in     DriverManager/__info.c. (CVE-2018-7409)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the version of the unixODBC packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - A buffer overflow flaw was found in the     unicode_to_ansi_copy() function of unixODBC. This     overflow is not directly controllable by an attacker     making the maximum potential impact a crash or denial     of service.(CVE-2018-7409)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An update for unixODBC is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

The unixODBC packages contain a framework that supports accessing databases through the ODBC protocol.

Security Fix(es) :

* unixODBC: Buffer overflow in unicode_to_ansi_copy() can lead to crash or other unspecified impact (CVE-2018-7409)

* unixODBC: Insecure buffer copy in SQLWriteFileDSN function in odbcinst/ SQLWriteFileDSN.c (CVE-2018-7485)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes :

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Security Fix(es) :

  - unixODBC: Buffer overflow in unicode_to_ansi_copy() can     lead to crash or other unspecified impact     (CVE-2018-7409)

  - unixODBC: Insecure buffer copy in SQLWriteFileDSN     function in odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c (CVE-2018-7485)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2336 advisory.

    The unixODBC packages contain a framework that supports accessing databases through the ODBC protocol.

    Security Fix(es):

    * unixODBC: Buffer overflow in unicode_to_ansi_copy() can lead to crash or other unspecified impact     (CVE-2018-7409)

    * unixODBC: Insecure buffer copy in SQLWriteFileDSN function in odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c (CVE-2018-7485)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

update to version 2.3.7

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for unixODBC to version 2.3.6 fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2018-7409: Buffer overflow in unicode_to_ansi_copy()     was fixed in 2.3.5 (bsc#1082290)

  - CVE-2018-7485: Swapped arguments in SQLWriteFileDSN() in     odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c (bsc#1082484)

Other fixes :

  - Enabled --enable-fastvalidate option in configure     (bsc#1044970)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

This update for unixODBC to version 2.3.6 fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2018-7409: Buffer overflow in unicode_to_ansi_copy()     was fixed in 2.3.5 (bsc#1082290)

  - CVE-2018-7485: Swapped arguments in SQLWriteFileDSN() in     odbcinst/SQLWriteFileDSN.c (bsc#1082484) Other fixes :

  - Enabled --enable-fastvalidate option in configure     (bsc#1044970)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
221868	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-7409	Nessus	Misc.	critical
180875	Oracle Linux 7 : unixODBC (ELSA-2019-2336)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
179406	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : unixODBC vulnerability (USN-6276-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
142675	RHEL 7 : unixODBC (RHSA-2020:4999)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
136336	Photon OS 2.0: Unixodbc PHSA-2020-2.0-0235	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	critical
132448	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : unixODBC Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0241)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
131647	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : unixODBC (EulerOS-SA-2019-2494)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
130729	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : unixODBC (EulerOS-SA-2019-2267)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
130605	Amazon Linux 2 : unixODBC (ALAS-2019-1354)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	critical
129891	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : unixODBC Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0195)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
129187	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : unixODBC (EulerOS-SA-2019-1993)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
128392	CentOS 7 : unixODBC (CESA-2019:2336)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
128268	Scientific Linux Security Update : unixODBC on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	critical
127714	RHEL 7 : unixODBC (RHSA-2019:2336)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
120631	Fedora 28 : unixODBC (2018-9565c0bc9a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
110829	openSUSE Security Update : unixODBC (openSUSE-2018-684)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
110764	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : unixODBC (SUSE-SU-2018:1832-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical

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