OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : nss-util (OVMSA-2016-0034)

high Nessus Plugin ID 89818

Synopsis

The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update.

Description

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

- Actually apply the fix for CVE-2016-1950 from NSS 3.19.2.3 ...

- Rebuild to ensure use of correct NSPR.

- Include the fix for CVE-2016-1950 from NSS 3.19.2.3

Solution

Update the affected nss-util package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?48f54b3e

http://www.nessus.org/u?73d6a362

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89818

File Name: oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0034.nasl

Version: 2.15

Type: local

Published: 3/10/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:vm:nss-util, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.3, cpe:/o:oracle:vm_server:3.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1950