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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2014.1125.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2014:1125-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2014:1125-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2014:1125-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This glibc update fixes a critical privilege escalation problem and two non-security issues:

* bnc#892073: An off-by-one error leading to a heap-based buffer
overflow was found in __gconv_translit_find(). An exploit that targets the problem is publicly available. (CVE-2014-5119)
* bnc#892065: setenv-alloca.patch: Avoid unbound alloca in setenv.
* bnc#888347: printf-multibyte-format.patch: Don't parse %s format
argument as multi-byte string.

Security Issues:

* CVE-2014-5119

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3.

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-2014-5119
20140826 CVE-2014-5119 glibc __gconv_translit_find() exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/69
20140910 Cisco Unified Communications Manager glibc Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-5119
60345
http://secunia.com/advisories/60345
60358
http://secunia.com/advisories/60358
60441
http://secunia.com/advisories/60441
61074
http://secunia.com/advisories/61074
61093
http://secunia.com/advisories/61093
68983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68983
69738
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69738
DSA-3012
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3012
GLSA-201602-02
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02
MDVSA-2014:175
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:175
RHSA-2014:1110
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1110.html
RHSA-2014:1118
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1118.html
SUSE-SU-2014:1125
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00017.html
[oss-security] 20170713 Re: [CVE Request] glibc iconv_open buffer overflow (was: Re: Re: glibc locale issues)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/5
[oss-security] 20170713 glibc locale issues
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/14/1
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-poisoned-nul-byte-2014-edition.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0092.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685604
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=96
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17187
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