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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0325
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0325)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'fribidi' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0325 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'fribidi' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0325 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated fribidi packages fix security vulnerability:

A stack buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex()
function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 allows
an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary
code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is
then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout
calculations (CVE-2019-18397).

Affected Software/OS:
'fribidi' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2019-18397
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TFS3N6KKXPI6ATDNEUFRSLX7R6BOBNIP/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W5UJRTG32FDNI7T637Q6PZYL3UCRR5HR/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-41
https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/commit/034c6e9a1d296286305f4cfd1e0072b879f52568
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=157322128105807&w=2
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-18397
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:4326
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4326
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:4361
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4361
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0291
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0291
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