Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-07 for flex, addressing buffer overflow vulnerabilit
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 20 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 1020-1] New flex packages fix insecure code generation | 28 Mar 200600:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | flex vulnerability | 7 Mar 200600:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 1020-1] New flex packages fix insecure code generation | 27 Mar 200623:19 | – | debian |
![]() | CVE-2006-0459 | 29 Mar 200623:02 | – | debiancve |
![]() | flex: Potential insecure code generation | 10 Mar 200600:00 | – | gentoo |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1020-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 1020-1 (flex) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-07 (flex) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Buffer overflow | 29 Mar 200623:02 | – | prion |
![]() | CVE-2006-0459 | 29 Mar 200623:02 | – | cve |
Source | Link |
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bugs | www.bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi |
securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/16896 |
securityspace | www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56415");
script_version("2023-07-19T05:05:15+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-19 05:05:15 +0000 (Wed, 19 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-0459");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-07 (flex)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"flex might generate code with a buffer overflow, making applications using
such scanners vulnerable to the execution of arbitrary code.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"All flex users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-devel/flex-2.5.33-r1'");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200603-07");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16896");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122940");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200603-07.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
include("revisions-lib.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"sys-devel/flex", unaffected: make_list("ge 2.5.33-r1"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 2.5.33-r1"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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