FreeBSD : mt-daapd -- integer overflow (86a4d810-1884-11dd-a914-0016179b2dd5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 32146

Synopsis

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

Description

FrSIRT reports :

A vulnerability has been identified in mt-daapd which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the ws_getpostvars() function when processing a negative Content-Length : header value, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.frsirt.com

http://www.nessus.org/u?32650b17

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 32146

File Name: freebsd_pkg_86a4d810188411dda9140016179b2dd5.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 5/9/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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:freebsd:freebsd:mt-daapd, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1771

CWE: 189

Secunia: 29917