Debian DSA-590-1 : gnats - format string vulnerability

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15688

Synopsis

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

Description

Khan Shirani discovered a format string vulnerability in gnats, the GNU problem report management system. This problem may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the gnats package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.999.beta1+cvs20020303-2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15688

File Name: debian_DSA-590.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/10/2004

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gnats, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0623

BID: 10609

DSA: 590

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