Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | GNU C vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-4218-1 | First vendor Publication | 2019-12-10 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2019-12-10 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: GNU C could be made to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description: - eglibc: GNU C Library Details: Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU C incorrectly handled certain memory alignments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4218-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 50 % | CWE-190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
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| 2018-12-07 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2018-1109.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-11-16 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2018-3092.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2018-1_0-0111.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-07-24 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2018-2_0-0020.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-04-18 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update. File : al2_ALAS-2018-992.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-04-04 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201804-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-1cbdc8cbb8.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-12-10 17:20:11 |
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