Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 (MDVSA-2009:207)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48151

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip :

Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391 (CVE-2009-1884).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48151

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-207.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/30/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-compress-raw-bzip2, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/19/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1884

CWE: 189

MDVSA: 2009:207

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