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GLSA-200604-05 : Doomsday: Format string vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 21198

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-200604-05 (Doomsday: Format string vulnerability)

 Luigi Auriemma discovered that Doomsday incorrectly implements formatted printing.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the Doomsday server or client by sending specially crafted strings.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Doomsday users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-fps/doomsday-1.9.0_beta4'

See Also

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/doomsdayfs-adv.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200604-05

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21198

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200604-05.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 4/8/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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:gentoo:linux:doomsday, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1618

GLSA: 200604-05