RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : nasm (RHSA-2005:381)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 18196

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated nasm package that fixes multiple security issues is now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

NASM is an 80x86 assembler.

Two stack based buffer overflow bugs have been found in nasm. An attacker could create an ASM file in such a way that when compiled by a victim, could execute arbitrary code on their machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2004-1287 and CVE-2005-1194 to these issues.

All users of nasm are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported fixes for these issues.

Solution

Update the affected nasm, nasm-doc and / or nasm-rdoff packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1287

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1194

http://www.nessus.org/u?7b2a0544

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:381

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 18196

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-381.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/4/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nasm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nasm-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nasm-rdoff, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1287, CVE-2005-1194

RHSA: 2005:381