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Debian DSA-1686-1 : no-ip - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 35106

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the HTTP parser of the No-IP.com Dynamic DNS update client, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the no-ip package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.1-4+etch1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.7-11.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506179

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1686

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35106

File Name: debian_DSA-1686.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2008

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: 7.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:no-ip, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5297

CWE: 119

DSA: 1686