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Debian DSA-321-1 : radiusd-cistron - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 15158

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

radiusd-cistron contains a bug allowing a buffer overflow when a long NAS-Port attribute is received. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the RADIUS daemon (usually root).

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.6-1woody1.

For the old stable distribution (potato), this problem will be fixed in a later advisory.

We recommend that you update your radiusd-cistron package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-321

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15158

File Name: debian_DSA-321.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:radiusd-cistron, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0450

BID: 7892

DSA: 321