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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881722
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2013:0769 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 libraries (libc), POSIX thread
libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the Name Server
Caching Daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system. Without
these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly.

It was found that getaddrinfo() did not limit the amount of stack memory
used during name resolution. An attacker able to make an application
resolve an attacker-controlled hostname or IP address could possibly cause
the application to exhaust all stack memory and crash. (CVE-2013-1914)

A flaw was found in the regular expression matching routines that process
multibyte character input. If an application utilized the glibc regular
expression matching mechanism, an attacker could provide specially-crafted
input that, when processed, would cause the application to crash.
(CVE-2013-0242)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

* The improvements RHSA-2012:1207 made to the accuracy of floating point
functions in the math library caused performance regressions for those
functions. The performance regressions were analyzed and a fix was applied
that retains the current accuracy but reduces the performance penalty to
acceptable levels. Refer to Red Hat Knowledge solution 229993, linked
to in the References, for further information. (BZ#950535)

* It was possible that a memory location freed by the localization code
could be accessed immediately after, resulting in a crash. The fix ensures
that the application does not crash by avoiding the invalid memory access.
(BZ#951493)

Users of glibc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
the linked references.

5. Bugs fixed:

905874 - CVE-2013-0242 glibc: Buffer overrun (DoS) in regexp matcher
by processing multibyte characters
947882 - CVE-2013-1914 glibc: Stack (frame) overflow in getaddrinfo()
when processing entry mapping to long list of address structures

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source: ...

Description truncated, please see the referenced URL(s) for more information.

Affected Software/OS:
glibc on CentOS 5

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

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-2013-0242
1028063
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028063
51951
http://secunia.com/advisories/51951
55113
http://secunia.com/advisories/55113
57638
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57638
89747
http://osvdb.org/89747
GLSA-201503-04
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-04
MDVSA-2013:163
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:163
RHSA-2013:0769
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0769.html
RHSA-2013:1605
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1605.html
USN-1991-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1991-1
[libc-alpha] 20130129 [PATCH] Fix buffer overrun in regexp matcher
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-01/msg00967.html
[oss-security] 20130130 Re: CVE Request -- glibc: DoS due to a buffer overrun in regexp matcher by processing multibyte characters
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/5
glibc-extendbuffers-dos(81707)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81707
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15078
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1914
20210901 SEC Consult SA-20210901-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in MOXA devices
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0
52817
http://secunia.com/advisories/52817
58839
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58839
MDVSA-2013:283
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:283
MDVSA-2013:284
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:284
[oss-security] 20130403 CVE Request: glibc getaddrinfo() stack overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/2
[oss-security] 20130403 Re: CVE Request: glibc getaddrinfo() stack overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/03/8
[oss-security] 20130405 Re: CVE Request: glibc getaddrinfo() stack overflow
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/05/1
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15330
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1cef1b19089528db11f221e938f60b9b048945d7
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=813121
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947882
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