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Oracle Linux 6 : file (ELSA-2014-1606)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78527

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1606 advisory.

 - fix CVE-2014-3479 (cdf_check_stream_offset boundary check)
 - fix CVE-2014-3480 (cdf_count_chain insufficient boundary check)
 - fix CVE-2014-0237 (cdf_unpack_summary_info() excessive looping DoS)
 - fix CVE-2014-0238 (CDF property info parsing nelements infinite loop)
 - fix CVE-2014-2270 (out-of-bounds access in search rules with offsets)
 - fix CVE-2014-1943 (unrestricted recursion in handling of indirect type rules)
 - fix CVE-2012-1571 (out of bounds read in CDF parser)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1606.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78527

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1606.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2014

Updated: 4/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1943

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0238

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:file-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:file, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:file-static, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-magic, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:file-libs, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1571, CVE-2014-0237, CVE-2014-0238, CVE-2014-1943, CVE-2014-2270, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480

BID: 52225, 65596, 66002, 67759, 67765, 68238, 68241

RHSA: 2014:1606