Detections
Analytics

Amazon Linux 2 : libwpd (ALAS-2019-1311)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 129793

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

In libwpd 0.10.2, there is a NULL pointer dereference in the function WP6ContentListener::defineTable in WP6ContentListener.cpp that will lead to a denial of service attack. This is related to WPXTable.h.(CVE-2018-19208)

Solution

Run 'yum update libwpd' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1311.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 129793

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1311.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2019

Updated: 4/18/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-19208

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwpd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwpd-doc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwpd-tools, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-19208

ALAS: 2019-1311