Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : pan vulnerability (USN-845-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 42080

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Pavel Polischouk discovered that Pan incorrectly handled certain data structures. If a user were tricked into viewing malicious nntp data, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

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Solution

Update the affected pan package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/845-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 42080

File Name: ubuntu_USN-845-1.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/9/2009

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:pan, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2363

BID: 29421

CWE: 119

USN: 845-1