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Scientific Linux Security Update : boost on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120221)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 61256
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The boost packages provide free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source libraries with emphasis on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library.Invalid pointer dereference flaws were found in the way the Boost regular expression library processed certain, invalid expressions. An attacker able to make an application using the Boost library process a specially crafted regular expression could cause that application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2008-0171)
NULL pointer dereference flaws were found in the way the Boost regular expression library processed certain, invalid expressions. An attacker able to make an application using the Boost library process a specially crafted regular expression could cause that application to crash. (CVE-2008-0172)
This update also fixes the following bugs :
- Prior to this update, the construction of a regular expression object could fail when several regular expression objects were created simultaneously, such as in a multi-threaded program. With this update, the object variables have been moved from the shared memory to the stack. Now, the constructing function is thread safe.
- Prior to this update, header files in several Boost libraries contained preprocessor directives that the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 4.4 could not handle. This update instead uses equivalent constructs that are standard C.
All users of boost are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 61256
File Name: sl_20120221_boost_on_SL5_x.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/1/2012
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:boost-doc, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0171, CVE-2008-0172
CWE: 20