Debian DSA-2448-1 : inspircd - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 58667

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow in InspIRCd could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS query.

Solution

Upgrade the inspircd packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+squeeze1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58667

File Name: debian_DSA-2448.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/11/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inspircd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1836

BID: 52561

DSA: 2448

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