Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libiberty vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3368-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-07-26 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-07-26 |
| 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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libiberty. Software Description: - libiberty: library of utility functions used by GNU programs Details: It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2226) It was discovered that libiberty 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 libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131) It was discovered that libiberty 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 libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4491) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: 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-3368-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 00:18:56 |
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