OracleVM 3.4 : libssh2 (OVMSA-2019-0028)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 126140

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- [Orabug: 29909723] Added patch CVE-2019-3862. Added Additional length checks to prevent out-of-bounds (CVE-2019-3862)

Solution

Update the affected libssh2 package.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/oraclevm-errata/2019-June/000948.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 126140

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2019-0028.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 6/24/2019

Updated: 1/10/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:libssh2, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3862