FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- OPIE off-by-one stack overflow (768cfe70-ca40-11df-aade-0050568f000c)

high Nessus Plugin ID 50333

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Synopsis

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

Description

A programming error in the OPIE library could allow an off-by-one buffer overflow to write a single zero byte beyond the end of an on-stack buffer.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8197ddf8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 50333

File Name: freebsd_pkg_768cfe70ca4011dfaade0050568f000c.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 10/26/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2010

Reference Information

FreeBSD: SA-10:05.opie