DC++ < 0.674 File Content Manipulation

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2813

Synopsis

The remote host may be tricked into running an executable file.

Description

The remote host is running DC++, an open source peer-to-peer client. The remote host is reported to be prone to a vulnerability where attackers can append data to file transfers. The details of this flaw are, at the time, undocumented. It is believed that a successful attack would result in arbitrary code being run on the client machine (after a download is complete).

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.674 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2813

Family: Peer-To-Peer File Sharing

Published: 4/11/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 18012

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dc%2b%2b:dc%2b%2b

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1089

BID: 13088

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