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Debian DSA-604-1 : hpsockd - missing input sanitising

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15899

Synopsis

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

Description

'infamous41md' discovered a buffer overflow condition in hpsockd, the socks server written at Hewlett-Packard. An exploit could cause the program to crash or may have worse effect.

Solution

Upgrade the hpsockd package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.woody1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-604

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15899

File Name: debian_DSA-604.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2004

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:hpsockd, 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: 12/3/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0993

BID: 11800

DSA: 604