Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : sash (MDKSA-2006:070)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21207

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Security Project discovered a vulnerability in zlib where a certain data stream would cause zlib to corrupt a data structure, resulting in the linked application to dump core (CVE-2005-2096).

Markus Oberhumber discovered additional ways that a specially crafted compressed stream could trigger an overflow. An attacker could create such a stream that would cause a linked application to crash if opened by a user (CVE-2005-1849).

Both of these issues have previously been fixed in zlib, but sash links statically against zlib and is thus also affected by these issues. New sash packages are available that link against the updated zlib packages.

Solution

Update the affected sash package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21207

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-070.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/11/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:sash, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1849, CVE-2005-2096

MDKSA: 2006:070

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