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Debian DSA-402-1 : minimalist - unsanitised input

high Nessus Plugin ID 15239

Synopsis

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

Description

A security-related problem has been discovered in minimalist, a mailing list manager, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Solution

Upgrade the minimalist package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2-4.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-402

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15239

File Name: debian_DSA-402.nasl

Version: 1.23

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: 5.5

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:minimalist, 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: 11/17/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0902

BID: 9049

DSA: 402