Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib (MDVSA-2009:157-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 39874

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib :

Off-by-one error in the inflate function in Zlib.xs in Compress::Raw::Zlib Perl module before 2.017, as used in AMaViS, SpamAssassin, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a crafted zlib compressed stream that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as exploited in the wild by Trojan.Downloader-71014 in June 2009 (CVE-2009-1391).

This update provides fixes for this vulnerability.

Update :

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers

Solution

Update the affected perl-Compress-Raw-Zlib package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 39874

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-157.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-compress-raw-zlib, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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: 12/3/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1391

BID: 35307

CWE: 189

MDVSA: 2009:157-1

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