Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0009
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0009)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libevent' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0009 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libevent' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0009 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated libevent packages fix security vulnerability: Andrew Bartlett of Catalyst reported a defect affecting certain applications using the Libevent evbuffer API. This defect leaves applications which pass insanely large inputs to evbuffers open to a possible heap overflow or infinite loop. In order to exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to be able to find a way to provoke the program into trying to make a buffer chunk larger than what will fit into a single size_t or off_t (CVE-2014-6272). Affected Software/OS: 'libevent' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6272 Debian Security Information: DSA-3119 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3119 http://archives.seul.org/libevent/users/Jan-2015/msg00010.html http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.366317
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