FreeBSD : GNU finger vulnerability (610bc692-a2ad-11dc-900c-000bcdc1757a)

high Nessus Plugin ID 29229

Synopsis

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

Description

GNU security announcement :

GNU Finger unfortunately has not been updated in many years, and has known security vulnerabilities. Please do not use it in production environments.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.gnu.org/software/finger/

http://www.nessus.org/u?414bcbec

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29229

File Name: freebsd_pkg_610bc692a2ad11dc900c000bcdc1757a.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 12/7/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:gnu-finger, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/1999

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1165