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GLSA-202004-05 : ledger: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 135116

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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-202004-05 (ledger: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using ledger, 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 ledger users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-office/ledger-3.1.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135116

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202004-05.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 4/2/2020

Updated: 3/20/2024

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-2017-2808

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:ledger, 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: 4/1/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12481, CVE-2017-12482, CVE-2017-2807, CVE-2017-2808

GLSA: 202004-05