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FreeBSD : konversation -- crash in IRC message parsing (795ccee1-c7ed-11e7-ad7d-001e2a3f778d)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104507

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Synopsis

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

Description

KDE reports :

Konversation has support for colors in IRC messages. Any malicious user connected to the same IRC network can send a carefully crafted message that will crash the Konversation user client.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20171112-1.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?2fc70c6f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104507

File Name: freebsd_pkg_795ccee1c7ed11e7ad7d001e2a3f778d.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 11/13/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15923