CentOS 3 : cpio (CESA-2010:0145)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 45090
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.Description
An updated cpio package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded archive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially crafted archive, it could cause the cpio executable to crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running cpio.
(CVE-2010-0624)
Red Hat would like to thank Jakob Lell for responsibly reporting the CVE-2010-0624 issue.
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded large archive files. If a user expanded a specially crafted archive, it could cause the cpio executable to crash. This issue only affected 64-bit platforms. (CVE-2005-4268)
Users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected cpio package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 45090
File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0145.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/19/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cpio, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-4268, CVE-2010-0624
BID: 16057