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CentOS 4 / 5 : elinks (CESA-2009:1471)
high Nessus Plugin ID 43798
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated elinks package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
ELinks is a text-based Web browser. ELinks does not display any images, but it does support frames, tables, and most other HTML tags.
An off-by-one buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the way ELinks handled its internal cache of string representations for HTML special entities. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted HTML file that would cause ELinks to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when rendered. (CVE-2008-7224)
It was discovered that ELinks tried to load translation files using relative paths. A local attacker able to trick a victim into running ELinks in a folder containing specially crafted translation files could use this flaw to confuse the victim via incorrect translations, or cause ELinks to crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via embedded formatting sequences in translated messages. (CVE-2007-2027)
All ELinks users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to resolve these issues.
Solution
Update the affected elinks package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?01be5679
http://www.nessus.org/u?4d665bde
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 43798
File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-1471.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.12
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:elinks
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-2027, CVE-2008-7224