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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61715
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-650-1 (cpio)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to cpio
announced via advisory USN-650-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Details follow:

A buffer overflow was discovered in cpio. If a user were tricked into
opening a crafted cpio archive, an attacker could cause a denial of
service via application crash, or possibly execute code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2007-4476)

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
cpio 2.6-10ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 7.04:
cpio 2.6-17ubuntu0.7.04.1

Ubuntu 7.10:
cpio 2.8-1ubuntu2.2

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-650-1

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4476
1021680
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
26445
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
26674
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
26987
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
27331
http://secunia.com/advisories/27331
27453
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
27514
http://secunia.com/advisories/27514
27681
http://secunia.com/advisories/27681
27857
http://secunia.com/advisories/27857
28255
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
29968
http://secunia.com/advisories/29968
32051
http://secunia.com/advisories/32051
33567
http://secunia.com/advisories/33567
39008
http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
ADV-2010-0628
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
ADV-2010-0629
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
DSA-1438
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
DSA-1566
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
FEDORA-2007-2673
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
FEDORA-2007-735
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
GLSA-200711-18
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
MDKSA-2007:197
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
MDKSA-2007:233
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
RHSA-2010:0141
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
RHSA-2010:0144
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
SUSE-SR:2007:018
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
SUSE-SR:2007:019
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
USN-650-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1
USN-709-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7114
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8599
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9336
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
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