Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2013.072.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2013-072-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the SSA:2013-072-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the SSA:2013-072-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New perl packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/perl-5.16.3-i486-1_slack14.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a flaw in the rehashing code that can be exploited to carry out a denial of service attack against code that uses arbitrary user input as hash keys. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'perl' package(s) on Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1667 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html BugTraq ID: 58311 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58311 Debian Security Information: DSA-2641 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2641 HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02928 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137891988921058&w=2 HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101274 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702296 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912276 http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2013/03/msg199755.html http://osvdb.org/90892 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18771 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0685 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html http://secunia.com/advisories/52472 http://secunia.com/advisories/52499 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1770-1 XForce ISS Database: perl-rehash-dos(82598) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82598
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