Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | mcstrans security and bug fix update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2007:0542 | First vendor Publication | 2007-11-07 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2007-11-07 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Low | Revision | 05 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 1.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: An updated mcstrans package that fixes a security issue and a bug is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Problem description: mcstrans is the translation daemon used on SELinux machines to translate program context into human readable form. An algorithmic complexity weakness was found in the way the mcstrans daemon handled ranges of compartments in sensitivity labels. A local user could trigger this flaw causing mctransd to temporarily stop responding to other requests; a partial denial of service. (CVE-2007-4570) This update also fixes a problem where the mcstrans daemon was preventing SSH connections into an SELinux box, that was running a Multi-Level Security (MLS) Policy with multiple categories. Users of mcstrans are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 228398 - LSPP: Not able to ssh into the machine with multiple categories 288201 - CVE-2007-4570 mctransd DoS |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0542.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10350 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10350 | ||
| Title: | Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the MCS translation daemon in mcstrans 0.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary daemon outage) via a large range of compartments in sensitivity labels. | ||
| Description: | Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the MCS translation daemon in mcstrans 0.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary daemon outage) via a large range of compartments in sensitivity labels. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-4570 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22701 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22701 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2007:0542: mcstrans security and bug fix update (Low) | ||
| Description: | Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the MCS translation daemon in mcstrans 0.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (temporary daemon outage) via a large range of compartments in sensitivity labels. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2007:0542-05 CVE-2007-4570 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | mcstrans |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 39244 | mcstrans Compartment Range DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20071107_mcstrans_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-11-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0542.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:50:48 |
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