SB2014070905 - Amazon Linux AMI update for lzo 



SB2014070905 - Amazon Linux AMI update for lzo

Published: July 9, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014070905
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4607)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflow in the LZO algorithm variant in Oberhumer liblzo2 and lzo-2 before 2.07 on 32-bit platforms might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Literal Run.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.