ArchLinuxASA-201708-5[ASA-201708-5] libsoup: arbitrary code execution
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
73.7%
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201708-5
Severity: Critical
Date : 2017-08-10
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-2885
Package : libsoup
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-376
Summary
The package libsoup before version 2.58.2-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
Upgrade to 2.58.2-1.
pacman -Syu “libsoup>=2.58.2-1”
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.58.2.
Workaround
None.
Description
A stack based buffer overflow has been found in libsoup <= 2.58.1. A
specially crafted HTTP request with chunked encoding can cause a stack
overflow resulting in remote code execution.
Impact
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host via a
crafted HTTP request.
References
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785774
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-2885
Related
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
73.7%