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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.210.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-210-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libidn' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-210-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libidn' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-210-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Message-ID:
User-Agent: Alpine 2.02 (LNX 1266 2009-07-14)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED, BOUNDARY='960504934-1038511330-1469731125=:23775'

This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text,
while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.

--960504934-1038511330-1469731125=:23775
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN, charset=ISO-8859-15
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

[slackware-security] libidn (SSA:2016-210-01)

New libidn packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
14.2, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libidn-1.33-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed out-of-bounds read bugs. Fixed crashes on invalid UTF-8.
Thanks to Hanno B??ck.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'libidn' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

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-2015-8948
BugTraq ID: 92070
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92070
Debian Security Information: DSA-3658 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3658
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2016-07/msg00009.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/21/4
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1924 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2135 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00098.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3068-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6261
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-libidn/2015-07/msg00016.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6262
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6263
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-06
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