Summary
The remote host is missing an update to perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip2 announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:207.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:207
Insight
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl-Compress-Raw-Bzip:
Off-by-one error in the bzinflate function in Bzip2.xs in the Compress-Raw-Bzip2 module before 2.018 for Perl allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a crafted bzip2 compressed stream that triggers a buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2009-1391 (CVE-2009-1884).
This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.
Affected: 2009.1, Enterprise Server 5.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1391, CVE-2009-1884 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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