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Fedora 9 : dnsmasq-2.45-1.fc9 (2009-1069)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 35693
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Update to newer upstream version - 2.45. Version of dnsmasq previously shipped in Fedora 9 did not properly drop privileges, causing it to run as root instead of intended user nobody. Issue was caused by a bug in kernel-headers used in build environment of the original packages.(#454415) New upstream version also adds DNS query source port randomization, mitigating DNS spoofing attacks. (CVE-2008-1447)
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Solution
Update the affected dnsmasq package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 35693
File Name: fedora_2009-1069.nasl
Version: 1.32
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 2/17/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dnsmasq, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:9
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1447
BID: 30131