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GLSA-201908-26 : libofx: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 128441

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201908-26 (libofx: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libofx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using an application linked against libofx, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libofx users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libofx-0.9.14'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-26

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 128441

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201908-26.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 9/3/2019

Updated: 5/23/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2017-2920

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:gentoo:linux:libofx, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14731, CVE-2017-2816, CVE-2017-2920

GLSA: 201908-26