GLSA-201612-15 : ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 95548

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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-201612-15 (ARJ: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

An attacker, using a specially crafted ARJ archive, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ARJ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/arj-3.10.22-r5'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95548

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201612-15.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 12/6/2016

Updated: 1/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-2782

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0556, CVE-2015-0557, CVE-2015-2782

GLSA: 201612-15

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