Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | Valgrind vulnerabilities |
Informations | |||
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Name | USN-3337-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-06-21 |
Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-06-21 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Valgrind could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - valgrind: instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools Details: It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-2226) It was discovered that Valgrind incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Valgrind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3337-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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30 % | CWE-190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
30 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
20 % | CWE-416 | Use After Free |
10 % | CWE-125 | Out-of-bounds Read |
10 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 2 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2017-07-27 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3367-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-07-27 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3368-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2017-06-22 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3337-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2016-07-19 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-552.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
Date | Informations |
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2017-06-23 13:23:48 |
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2017-06-21 21:22:09 |
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