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GLSA-200502-05 : Newspost: Buffer overflow vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 16442

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200502-05 (Newspost: Buffer overflow vulnerability)

 Niels Heinen has discovered a buffer overflow in the socket_getline() function of Newspost, which can be triggered by providing long strings that do not end with a newline character.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could setup a malicious NNTP server and entice a Newspost user to post to it, leading to the crash of the Newspost process and potentially the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the Newspost user.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Newspost users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-nntp/newspost-2.0-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200502-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16442

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200502-05.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

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:gentoo:linux:newspost, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0101

GLSA: 200502-05