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Oracle Linux 6 : git (ELSA-2010-1003)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 68171

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2010:1003 :

Updated git packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system.

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in gitweb, a simple web interface for Git repositories. A remote attacker could perform an XSS attack against victims by tricking them into visiting a specially crafted gitweb URL. (CVE-2010-3906)

All gitweb users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2010-1003.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 68171

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-1003.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 9/7/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-3906

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:emacs-git, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:emacs-git-el, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:gitweb, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-git, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3906

BID: 45439

RHSA: 2010:1003