Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : rwho (MDKSA-2005:039)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17131

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability in rwhod was discovered by 'Vlad902' that can be abused to crash the listening process (the broadcasting process is not affected). This vulnerability only affects little endian architectures.

The updated packages have been patched to correct the problem.

Solution

Update the affected rwho package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17131

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-039.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 2/17/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rwho, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1180

MDKSA: 2005:039

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