GLSA-202003-41 : GNU FriBidi: Heap-based buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 134727

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-202003-41 (GNU FriBidi: Heap-based buffer overflow)

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GNU FriBidi.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly cause a memory corruption, 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 FriBidi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/fribidi-1.0.8'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-41

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134727

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-41.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/20/2020

Updated: 3/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2019-18397

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:fribidi, 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: 3/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-18397

GLSA: 202003-41