Debian DSA-3102-1 : libyaml - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79889

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Jonathan Gray and Stanislaw Pitucha found an assertion failure in the way wrapped strings are parsed in LibYAML, a fast YAML 1.1 parser and emitter library. An attacker able to load specially crafted YAML input into an application using libyaml could cause the application to crash.

Solution

Upgrade the libyaml packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.4-2+deb7u5.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.6-3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79889

File Name: debian_DSA-3102.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyaml, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9130

BID: 71349

DSA: 3102

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