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Scientific Linux Security Update : liblouis on SL7.x x86_64 (20171102)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104373

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Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - Multiple flaws were found in the processing of translation tables in liblouis. An attacker could crash or potentially execute arbitrary code using malicious translation tables. (CVE-2014-8184, CVE-2017-13738, CVE-2017-13740, CVE-2017-13741, CVE-2017-13742, CVE-2017-13743, CVE-2017-13744)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d6b253dc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104373

File Name: sl_20171102_liblouis_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/3/2017

Updated: 11/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-13740

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-doc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:liblouis

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8184, CVE-2017-13738, CVE-2017-13740, CVE-2017-13741, CVE-2017-13742, CVE-2017-13743, CVE-2017-13744