Executive Summary

Summary
Title libuser security update
Informations
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
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)
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

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 5
Os 2

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
19100 Mandrake ibuser Unspecified Read Failure Related DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
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

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