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FreeBSD : sympa -- buffer overflow in 'queue' (0d9ba03b-0dbb-42b4-ae0f-60e27af78e22)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18837

Synopsis

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

Description

Erik Sjolund discovered a vulnerability in Sympa. The queue application processes messages received via aliases. It contains a buffer overflow in the usage of sprintf. In some configurations, it may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as the sympa user.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?368c172f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18837

File Name: freebsd_pkg_0d9ba03b0dbb42b4ae0f60e27af78e22.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:sympa, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0073

DSA: 677