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Scientific Linux Security Update : zziplib on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 128272

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Synopsis

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

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - zziplib: Bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address inzzip/zip.c (CVE-2018-6541)

 - zziplib: Memory leak triggered in the function
 __zzip_parse_root_directory in zip.c (CVE-2018-16548)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?eedfe032

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 128272

File Name: sl_20190806_zziplib_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/27/2019

Updated: 2/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:zziplib, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:zziplib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:zziplib-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:zziplib-utils, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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: 8/6/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16548, CVE-2018-6541