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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881113
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2012:0397 centos5
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The glibc packages provide the standard C and standard math libraries used
by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux
system cannot function correctly.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the implementation of the printf
functions family. This could allow an attacker to bypass FORTIFY_SOURCE
protections and execute arbitrary code using a format string flaw in an
application, even though these protections are expected to limit the impact
of such flaws to an application abort. (CVE-2012-0864)

All users of glibc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a patch to resolve this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
glibc on CentOS 5

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0864
52201
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52201
RHSA-2012:0393
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0393.html
RHSA-2012:0397
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0397.html
RHSA-2012:0488
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0488.html
RHSA-2012:0531
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
[libc-alpha] 20120202 [PATCH] vfprintf: validate nargs and positional offsets
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2012-02/msg00023.html
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7c1f4834d398163d1ac8101e35e9c36fc3176e6e
http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=67&id=9#article
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=794766
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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