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Debian DSA-523-1 : www-sql - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15360

Synopsis

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

Description

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in www-sql, a CGI program which enables the creation of dynamic web pages by embedding SQL statements in HTML. By exploiting this vulnerability, a local user could cause the execution of arbitrary code by creating a web page and processing it with www-sql.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 0.5.7-17woody1.

We recommend that you update your www-sql package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-523

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15360

File Name: debian_DSA-523.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:www-sql, 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: 6/19/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/21/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0455

BID: 10577

DSA: 523