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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2005-381: nasm Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-381: nasm |
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Check for the version of the nasm packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment An updated nasm package that fixes multiple security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. NASM is an 80x86 assembler. Two stack based buffer overflow bugs have been found in nasm. A possible hacker could create an ASM file in such a way that when compiled by a victim, could execute arbitrary code on their machine. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2004-1287 and CVE-2005-1194 to these issues. All users of nasm are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported fixes for these issues. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-381.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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