RHEL 2.1 : ncompress (RHSA-2004:536)

high Nessus Plugin ID 15959

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated ncompress package that fixes a buffer overflow and problem in the handling of files larger than 2 GB is now available.

The ncompress package contains the compress and uncompress file compression and decompression utilities, which are compatible with the original UNIX compress utility (.Z file extensions).

A bug in the way ncompress handles long filenames has been discovered.
ncompress versions 4.2.4 and earlier contain a stack based buffer overflow when handling very long filenames. It is possible that an attacker could execute arbitrary code on a victims machine by tricking the user into decompressing a carefully crafted filename. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2001-1413 to this issue.

This updated ncompress package also fixes a problem in the handling of files larger than 2 GB.

All users of ncompress should upgrade to this updated package, which contains fixes for these issues.

Solution

Update the affected ncompress package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2001-1413

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:536

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15959

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-536.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ncompress, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1413

CERT: 176363

RHSA: 2004:536