Scientific Linux Security Update : tcpdump on SL4.x i386/x86_64

medium Nessus Plugin ID 60310

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Moritz Jodeit discovered a denial of service bug in the tcpdump IEEE 802.11 processing code. An attacker could inject a carefully crafted frame onto the IEEE 802.11 network that could crash a running tcpdump session if a certain link type was explicitly specified.
(CVE-2007-1218)

An integer overflow flaw was found in tcpdump's BGP processing code.
An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the pcap user by injecting a crafted frame onto the network.
(CVE-2007-3798)

In addition, the following bugs have been addressed :

- if called with -C and -W switches, tcpdump would create the first savefile with the privileges of the user that executed tcpdump (usually root), rather than with ones of the pcap user. This could result in the inability to save the complete traffic log file properly without the immediate notice of the user running tcpdump.

- the arpwatch service initialization script would exit prematurely, returning a successful exit status incorrectly and preventing the status command from running in case networking is not available.

Solution

Update the affected arpwatch, libpcap and / or tcpdump packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?38b74fcf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 60310

File Name: sl_20071115_tcpdump_on_SL4_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1218, CVE-2007-3798

CWE: 119, 189