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Debian DSA-103-1 : glibc - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14940

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow has been found in the globbing code for glibc. This is the code which is used to glob patterns for filenames and is commonly used in applications like shells and FTP servers.

Solution

This has been fixed in version 2.1.3-20 and we recommend that you upgrade your libc package immediately.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14940

File Name: debian_DSA-103.nasl

Version: 1.16

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0886

DSA: 103