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GLSA-201607-11 : Bugzilla: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 92481

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201607-11 (Bugzilla: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bugzilla. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 Privileged account holders could execute system level commands, and the new user process could be exploited to allow for the escalation of privileges.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Bugzilla 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/bugzilla-4.4.12' All Bugzilla 5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/bugzilla-5.0.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-11

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 92481

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201607-11.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 7/21/2016

Updated: 1/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8630

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bugzilla

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1572, CVE-2014-1573, CVE-2014-8630

GLSA: 201607-11