Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-18397 - Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
gnu
debian
CWE-120
nessus

Summary

A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2019-4361.NASL
    descriptionAn update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text data itself is always written in logical order. Security Fix(es) : * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132393
    published2019-12-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132393
    titleRHEL 8 : fribidi (RHSA-2019:4361)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2019:4361. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(132393);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/27");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-18397");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2019:4361");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 8 : fribidi (RHSA-2019:4361)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security
    impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each
    vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
    
    A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew,
    Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text
    data itself is always written in logical order.
    
    Security Fix(es) :
    
    * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in
    lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code
    execution (CVE-2019-18397)
    
    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a
    CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to
    the CVE page(s) listed in the References section."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4361"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-18397"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:fribidi");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:fribidi-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:fribidi-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:fribidi-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/11/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/12/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/12/24");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 8.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2019:4361";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"i686", reference:"fribidi-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"s390x", reference:"fribidi-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"fribidi-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"i686", reference:"fribidi-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"s390x", reference:"fribidi-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"fribidi-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"i686", reference:"fribidi-debugsource-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"s390x", reference:"fribidi-debugsource-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"fribidi-debugsource-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"i686", reference:"fribidi-devel-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"s390x", reference:"fribidi-devel-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL8", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"fribidi-devel-1.0.4-7.el8_1")) flag++;
    
    
      if (flag)
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "fribidi / fribidi-debuginfo / fribidi-debugsource / fribidi-devel");
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2020-1351.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the version of the fribidi package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat.(CVE-2019-18397) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-04-07
    modified2020-04-02
    plugin id135138
    published2020-04-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/135138
    titleEulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.6.0 : fribidi (EulerOS-SA-2020-1351)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(135138);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/04/06");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2019-18397"
      );
    
      script_name(english:"EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.6.0 : fribidi (EulerOS-SA-2020-1351)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 host is missing a security update.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to the version of the fribidi package installed, the
    EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is
    affected by the following vulnerability :
    
      - A buffer overflow in the
        fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in
        lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows
        an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly
        execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text
        content to a user, when this content is then rendered
        by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout
        calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based
        application that uses Pango for text layout, as this
        internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout.
        For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text
        file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to
        be viewed in HexChat.(CVE-2019-18397)
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues.");
      # https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2020-1351
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?196ebad1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Update the affected fribidi package.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/04/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/04/02");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:fribidi");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:huawei:euleros:uvp:3.0.6.0");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Huawei Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/EulerOS/release", "Host/EulerOS/rpm-list", "Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^EulerOS") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS");
    uvp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
    if (uvp != "3.0.6.0") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.6.0");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "EulerOS", cpu);
    if ("aarch64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "aarch64", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    pkgs = ["fribidi-1.0.5-1.h1.eulerosv2r8"];
    
    foreach (pkg in pkgs)
      if (rpm_check(release:"EulerOS-2.0", reference:pkg)) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "fribidi");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2019-7075BC4FF8.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2019-18397 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132114
    published2019-12-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132114
    titleFedora 31 : fribidi (2019-7075bc4ff8)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2019-7075bc4ff8.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(132114);
      script_version("1.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/20");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2019-18397");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2019-7075bc4ff8");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 31 : fribidi (2019-7075bc4ff8)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Security fix for CVE-2019-18397
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
    Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as
    possible without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-7075bc4ff8"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected fribidi package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:fribidi");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/11/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/12/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/12/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^31([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 31", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC31", reference:"fribidi-1.0.5-5.fc31")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "fribidi");
    }
    
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2020-0291.NASL
    descriptionAn update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text data itself is always written in logical order. Security Fix(es) : * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133383
    published2020-01-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133383
    titleRHEL 8 : fribidi (RHSA-2020:0291)
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2019-4361.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2019:4361 : An update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text data itself is always written in logical order. Security Fix(es) : * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132412
    published2019-12-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132412
    titleOracle Linux 8 : fribidi (ELSA-2019-4361)
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2019-4326.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2019:4326 : An update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text data itself is always written in logical order. Security Fix(es) : * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132380
    published2019-12-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132380
    titleOracle Linux 7 : fribidi (ELSA-2019-4326)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2019-4326.NASL
    descriptionAn update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text data itself is always written in logical order. Security Fix(es) : * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132405
    published2019-12-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132405
    titleCentOS 7 : fribidi (CESA-2019:4326)
  • NASL familyNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
    NASL idNEWSTART_CGSL_NS-SA-2020-0006_FRIBIDI.NASL
    descriptionThe remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has fribidi packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability: - A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat. (CVE-2019-18397) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133074
    published2020-01-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133074
    titleNewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : fribidi Vulnerability (NS-SA-2020-0006)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2019-4326.NASL
    descriptionAn update for fribidi is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic), so that the display is done in the proper way, while the text data itself is always written in logical order. Security Fix(es) : * fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/ fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132330
    published2019-12-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132330
    titleRHEL 7 : fribidi (RHSA-2019:4326)
  • NASL familyAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idAL2_ALAS-2020-1434.NASL
    descriptionA buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat. (CVE-2019-18397)
    last seen2020-06-10
    modified2020-06-04
    plugin id137091
    published2020-06-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137091
    titleAmazon Linux 2 : fribidi (ALAS-2020-1434)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4561.NASL
    descriptionAlex Murray discovered a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in fribidi, an implementation of the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm algorithm, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code, when processing a large number of unicode isolate directional characters.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id130631
    published2019-11-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/130631
    titleDebian DSA-4561-1 : fribidi - security update
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-202003-41.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-41 (GNU FriBidi: Heap-based buffer overflow) A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GNU FriBidi. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly cause a memory corruption, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-03-26
    modified2020-03-20
    plugin id134727
    published2020-03-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134727
    titleGLSA-202003-41 : GNU FriBidi: Heap-based buffer overflow
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-4179-1.NASL
    descriptionAlex Murray discovered a stack-based buffer overflow when handling a large number of unicode isolate directives. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id130757
    published2019-11-08
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/130757
    titleUbuntu 19.04 / 19.10 : fribidi vulnerability (USN-4179-1)
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20191219_FRIBIDI_ON_SL7_X.NASL
    descriptionSecurity Fix(es) : - fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib /fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution (CVE-2019-18397)
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2019-12-20
    plugin id132332
    published2019-12-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132332
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : fribidi on SL7.x x86_64 (20191219)
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2020-1149.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the version of the fribidi packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability : - A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat.(CVE-2019-18397) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-05-03
    modified2020-02-25
    plugin id133983
    published2020-02-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133983
    titleEulerOS 2.0 SP8 : fribidi (EulerOS-SA-2020-1149)
  • NASL familyNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
    NASL idNEWSTART_CGSL_NS-SA-2019-0264_FRIBIDI.NASL
    descriptionThe remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has fribidi packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability: - A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat. (CVE-2019-18397) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132489
    published2019-12-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132489
    titleNewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : fribidi Vulnerability (NS-SA-2019-0264)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2019-533A72FEC5.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2019-18397 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132327
    published2019-12-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132327
    titleFedora 30 : fribidi (2019-533a72fec5)

Redhat

advisories
  • bugzilla
    id1768750
    titleCVE-2019-18397 fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20150364027
      • OR
        • AND
          • commentfribidi-devel is earlier than 0:1.0.2-1.el7_7.1
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20194326001
          • commentfribidi-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20183140076
        • AND
          • commentfribidi is earlier than 0:1.0.2-1.el7_7.1
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20194326003
          • commentfribidi is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20183140074
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2019:4326
    released2019-12-19
    severityImportant
    titleRHSA-2019:4326: fribidi security update (Important)
  • bugzilla
    id1768750
    titleCVE-2019-18397 fribidi: buffer overflow in fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() in lib/fribidi-bidi.c leading to denial of service and possible code execution
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20193384074
      • OR
        • AND
          • commentfribidi-debugsource is earlier than 0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20194361001
          • commentfribidi-debugsource is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20194361002
        • AND
          • commentfribidi-devel is earlier than 0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20194361003
          • commentfribidi-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20183140076
        • AND
          • commentfribidi is earlier than 0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20194361005
          • commentfribidi is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20183140074
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2019:4361
    released2019-12-23
    severityImportant
    titleRHSA-2019:4361: fribidi security update (Important)
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2020:0291
rpms
  • fribidi-0:1.0.2-1.el7_7.1
  • fribidi-debuginfo-0:1.0.2-1.el7_7.1
  • fribidi-devel-0:1.0.2-1.el7_7.1
  • fribidi-0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
  • fribidi-debuginfo-0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
  • fribidi-debugsource-0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
  • fribidi-devel-0:1.0.4-7.el8_1
  • fribidi-0:1.0.4-6.el8_0.1
  • fribidi-debuginfo-0:1.0.4-6.el8_0.1
  • fribidi-debugsource-0:1.0.4-6.el8_0.1
  • fribidi-devel-0:1.0.4-6.el8_0.1