Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | w3c-libwww security and bug fix update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2007:0208 | First vendor Publication | 2007-05-01 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2007-05-01 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Low | Revision | 02 |
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated w3c-libwww packages that fix a security issue and a bug 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 version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: w3c-libwww is a general-purpose web library. Several buffer overflow flaws in w3c-libwww were found. If a client application that uses w3c-libwww connected to a malicious HTTP server, it could trigger an out of bounds memory access, causing the client application to crash (CVE-2005-3183). This updated version of w3c-libwww also fixes an issue when computing MD5 sums on a 64 bit machine. Users of w3c-libwww should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct 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/): 163664 - /usr/lib64/libmd5.so is broken. 169495 - CVE-2005-3183 Multiple bugs in libwww - one exploitable - in Library/src/HTBound.c |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9653 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9653 | ||
| Title: | The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read. | ||
| Description: | The HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that triggers an out-of-bounds read. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-3183 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 19952 | W3C Libwww Multipart MIME Data Handling DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-11-30 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_18449f92ab3911e68011005056925db4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2007-0208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20070501_w3c_libwww_on_SL4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2007-05-02 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0208.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-220-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-210.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-10-11 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-952.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-10-11 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-953.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:50:34 |
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