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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0437
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0437)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'konversation' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0437 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'konversation' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0437 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Due to and out-of-bounds read issue in Konversation in The ECB Blowfish
decryption function, a malicious client can cause either denial of service or
disclosure of information from process memory by using an improperly formed
message (CVE-2014-8483).

Affected Software/OS:
'konversation' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8483
Debian Security Information: DSA-3063 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3063
Debian Security Information: DSA-3068 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3068
http://secunia.com/advisories/61932
http://secunia.com/advisories/62035
http://secunia.com/advisories/62261
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1382 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00028.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1406 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00046.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0573 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00068.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2401-1
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