Debian DSA-616-1 : netkit-telnet-ssl - format string

high Nessus Plugin ID 16047

Synopsis

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

Description

Joel Eriksson discovered a format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl which may be able to lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the victims machine.

Solution

Upgrade the telnetd-ssl package immediately.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17.17+0.1-2woody3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-616

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16047

File Name: debian_DSA-616.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/23/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:netkit-telnet-ssl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/23/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0998

DSA: 616