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GLSA-201402-04 : libwww-perl: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72314

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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-201402-04 (libwww-perl: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libwww-perl. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to download a specially crafted file with an application linked against libwww-perl, which could result in overwritten files or arbitrary code execution by writing to a dotfile in the user’s home directory (such as .bashrc). Additionally, a remote attacker could perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libwww-perl users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/libwww-perl-6.30.0' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since December 18, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-04

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72314

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201402-04.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 2/5/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libwww-perl, 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: 2/4/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2253, CVE-2011-0633

BID: 47895

GLSA: 201402-04