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Debian DSA-1398-1 : perdition - format string error

high Nessus Plugin ID 27628

Synopsis

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

Description

Bernhard Mueller of SEC Consult has discovered a format string vulnerability in perdition, an IMAP proxy. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote user to run arbitrary code on the perdition server by providing a specially formatted IMAP tag.

Solution

Upgrade the perdition package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.15-5sarge1.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.17-7etch1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=448853

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1398

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27628

File Name: debian_DSA-1398.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:perdition, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2007

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5740

CWE: 134

DSA: 1398