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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : libcdio vulnerabilities (USN-5558-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 164012

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5558-1 advisory.

 - print_iso9660_recurse in iso-info.c in GNU libcdio before 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted iso file.
 (CVE-2017-18198)

 - realloc_symlink in rock.c in GNU libcdio before 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL Pointer Dereference) via a crafted iso file. (CVE-2017-18199)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5558-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164012

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5558-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/10/2022

Updated: 7/12/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-18198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio-cdda-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio-cdda1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio-paranoia-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio-paranoia1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libcdio13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libiso9660-8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libiso9660-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libudf-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libudf0

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-18198, CVE-2017-18199

USN: 5558-1