Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : procmail (cve_2014_3618_buffer_errors)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80741

Synopsis

The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.

Description

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

- Heap-based buffer overflow in formisc.c in formail in procmail 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted email header, related to 'unbalanced quotes.' (CVE-2014-3618)

Solution

Upgrade to Solaris 11.2.3.4.1.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4a913f44

https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/cve-2014-3618-buffer-errors-vulnerability-in-procmail

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80741

File Name: solaris11_procmail_20141014.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/19/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:solaris:procmail

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Solaris11/release, Host/Solaris11/pkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3618