FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- iconv buffer overflow (f62bba56-b309-11e9-a87f-a4badb2f4699)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127557

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

With certain inputs, iconv may write beyond the end of the output buffer. Impact : Depending on the way in which iconv is used, an attacker may be able to create a denial of service, provoke incorrect program behavior, or induce a remote code execution. iconv is a libc library function and the nature of possible attacks will depend on the way in which iconv is used by applications or daemons.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127557

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f62bba56b30911e9a87fa4badb2f4699.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/6/2020

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:freebsd:freebsd:freebsd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/2/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5600

FreeBSD: SA-19:09.iconv

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