Scientific Linux Security Update : rest on SL7.x x86_64 (20151119)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87572

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that the OAuth implementation in librest, a helper library for RESTful services, incorrectly truncated the pointer returned by the rest_proxy_call_get_url call. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application using the librest library.
(CVE-2015-2675)

After installing the update, all applications using librest must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected rest, rest-debuginfo and / or rest-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87572

File Name: sl_20151119_rest_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/22/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:rest, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:rest-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:rest-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2675

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