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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63884
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-2657 (glib2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to glib2;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-2657.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to glib2
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-2657.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

This update fixes possible integer overflows in the base64 handling code. This
has been reported in CVE-2008-4316.

ChangeLog:

* Thu Mar 12 2009 Matthias Clasen - 2.18.4-2

- Fix integer overflows in the base64 handling functions. CVE-2008-4316

* Fri Jan 9 2009 Matthias Clasen - 2.18.4-1

- Update to 2.18.4

* Mon Nov 24 2008 Matthias Clasen - 2.18.3-2

- Update to 2.18.3

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update glib2' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4316
1021884
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884
20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
20090312 rPSA-2009-0045-1 glib
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded
34100
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100
34267
http://secunia.com/advisories/34267
34317
http://secunia.com/advisories/34317
34404
http://secunia.com/advisories/34404
34416
http://secunia.com/advisories/34416
34560
http://secunia.com/advisories/34560
34854
http://secunia.com/advisories/34854
34890
http://secunia.com/advisories/34890
38794
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
38833
http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
ADV-2010-0528
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
DSA-1747
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1747
FEDORA-2009-2657
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00744.html
FEDORA-2009-2688
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html
MDVSA-2009:080
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:080
RHSA-2009:0336
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0336.html
SUSE-SA:2009:026
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00014.html
USN-738-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1
[oss-security] 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
[oss-security] 20090317 Re: [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/16/2
[security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
glib-gbase64-bo(49272)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11401
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8360
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360
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