openSUSE Security Update : mgetty (openSUSE-2018-1144)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118110

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for mgetty fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2018-16741: Fixed a command injection in fax/faxq-helper.c (boo#1108752)

- CVE-2018-16742: Stack-based buffer overflow in contrib/scrts.c triggered via command line parameter (boo#1108762)

- CVE-2018-16743: Stack-based buffer overflow with long username in contrib/next-login/login.c (boo#1108761)

- CVE-2018-16744: Command injection in faxrec.c (boo#1108757)

- CVE-2018-16745: Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c (boo#1108756)

- sets maximum length of a string to prevent buffer overflow and thus possible command injection

- The obsolete contrib/scrts.c tool was deleted, which contained a buffer overflow.

Solution

Update the affected mgetty packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108752

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108756

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108757

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108761

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108762

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118110

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1144.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/15/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:g3utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:g3utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mgetty, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mgetty-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mgetty-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sendfax, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sendfax-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16741, CVE-2018-16742, CVE-2018-16743, CVE-2018-16744, CVE-2018-16745