DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) 1.3a has a format-string vulnerability, with a threat model similar to CVE-2017-7938.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8980-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that DMitry incorrectly handled long arguments, leading to a stack-based buffer     overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DMitry to crash, resulting in a denial of     service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7938)

    It was discovered that DMitry incorrectly handled long lines in WHOIS responses, leading to a stack-based     buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause DMitry to crash, resulting in a     denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-14931)

    It was discovered that DMitry contained a format string vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause DMitry to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2024-31837)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - DMitry (Deepmagic Information Gathering Tool) 1.3a has a format-string vulnerability, with a threat model     similar to CVE-2017-7938. (CVE-2024-31837)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3933 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3933-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     October 22, 2024                              https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : dmitry     Version        : 1.3a-1.1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2017-7938 CVE-2020-14931 CVE-2024-31837     Debian Bug     : 1070370

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in DMitry,     a tool to gather as much information as possible about a host.

    CVE-2017-7938

        stack-based buffer overflow

    CVE-2020-14931

        stack-based buffer overflow

    CVE-2024-31837

        format-string vulnerability

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     1.3a-1.1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your dmitry packages.

    For the detailed security status of dmitry please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dmitry

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
375784	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : DMitry vulnerabilities (USN-8980-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	critical
258218	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-31837	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
209532	Debian dla-3933 : dmitry - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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