Executive Summary
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Title | libuser security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2005:770 | First vendor Publication | 2005-10-11 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-10-11 |
Severity (Vendor) | Low | Revision | 01 |
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: Updated libuser packages that fix various security issues are 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 AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources. Sample applications that are modeled after applications from the shadow password suite are included in the package. Several denial of service bugs were discovered in libuser. Under certain conditions it is possible for an application linked against libuser to crash or operate irregularly. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-2392 to these issues. All users of libuser are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported fix and are not vulnerable to these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 167113 - CAN-2004-2392 libuser serious programming bugs |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-770.html |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Os | 5 | |
Os | 2 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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19100 | Mandrake ibuser Unspecified Read Failure Related DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2005-10-19 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-770.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2004-07-31 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-044.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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