Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : file (MDKSA-2007:067)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24893

Synopsis

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

Description

Jean-Sebastien Guay-Leroux discovered an integer underflow in the file_printf() function in file prior to 4.20 that allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24893

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-067.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 3/26/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmagic1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmagic1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:file, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64magic1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64magic1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64magic1-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmagic1-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-magic, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1536

BID: 23021

MDKSA: 2007:067

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