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Debian DSA-031-2 : sudo - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 14868

Synopsis

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

Description

Todd Miller announced a new version of sudo which corrects a buffer overflow that could potentially be used to gain root privileges on the local system. The fix from sudo 1.6.3p6 is available in sudo 1.6.2p2-1potato1 for Debian 2.2 (potato).

Solution

Upgrade the affected sudo package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-031

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14868

File Name: debian_DSA-031.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sudo, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2001

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/22/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0279

BID: 2829

DSA: 031