FreeBSD : kvirc -- multiple vulnerabilities (8685d412-8468-11df-8d45-001d7d9eb79a)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 47567

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Two security vulnerabilities have been discovered :

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the DCC functionality in KVIrc 3.4 and 4.0 have unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the DCC functionality in KVIrc 3.4 and 4.0 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 47567

File Name: freebsd_pkg_8685d412846811df8d45001d7d9eb79a.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/1/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:kvirc, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:kvirc-devel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2451, CVE-2010-2452

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