Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : stunnel (MDKSA-2002:004)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13912

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

All versions of stunnel from 3.15 to 3.21c are vulnerable to format string bugs in the functions which implement smtp, pop, and nntp client negotiations. Using stunnel with the '-n service' option and the '-c' client mode option, a malicious server could use the format sting vulnerability to run arbitrary code as the owner of the current stunnel process. Version 3.22 is not vulnerable to this bug.

Solution

Update the affected stunnel package.

See Also

http://marc.info/?l=stunnel-users&m=100868569203440

https://marc.info/?l=stunnel-users&m=100913948312986

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13912

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-004.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:stunnel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0002

MDKSA: 2002:004