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Amazon Linux 2 : zziplib (ALAS-2019-1357)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 130608

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Synopsis

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

Description

An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib through 0.13.69. There is a memory leak triggered in the function __zzip_parse_root_directory in zip.c, which will lead to a denial of service attack.(CVE-2018-16548)

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in
__zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.(CVE-2018-6541)

Solution

Run 'yum update zziplib' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1357.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 130608

File Name: al2_ALAS-2019-1357.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/7/2019

Updated: 4/15/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2018-6541

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:zziplib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zziplib-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zziplib-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:zziplib-utils, 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: 11/7/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2018

Reference Information

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

ALAS: 2019-1357