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GLSA-201701-40 : xdelta: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 96544

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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-201701-40 (xdelta: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 A buffer overflow can be triggered within xdelta when ran against a malicious input file.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could coerce the victim to run xdelta against a malicious input file. This may be leveraged by an attacker to crash xdelta and gain control of program execution.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All xdelta users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/xdelta-3.0.10'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-40

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96544

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-40.nasl

Version: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 1/17/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xdelta, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9765

GLSA: 201701-40