GLSA-201911-03 : Oniguruma: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 130635

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-201911-03 (Oniguruma: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted string using an application linked against Oniguruma, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Oniguruma users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/oniguruma-6.9.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201911-03

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 130635

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201911-03.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 11/8/2019

Updated: 4/15/2024

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 Score Source: CVE-2019-13224

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:gentoo:linux:oniguruma, 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: 11/7/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13224, CVE-2019-13225

GLSA: 201911-03