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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120241
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-399)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in glibc's internal __gconv_translit_find() function. An attacker able to make an application call the iconv_open() function with a specially crafted argument could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of that application.

Solution:
Run yum update glibc to update your system.

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-2014-5119
BugTraq ID: 68983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
BugTraq ID: 69738
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
Cisco Security Advisory: 20140910 Cisco Unified Communications Manager glibc Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
Debian Security Information: DSA-3012 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/69
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1110
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1118
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:1125 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html
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