FreeBSD : sup -- format string vulnerability (2c5757f4-88bf-11d9-8720-0007e900f87b)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 18887

Synopsis

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

Description

Debian Security Advisory reports :

[email protected] discovered a format string vulnerability in sup, a set of programs to synchronize collections of files across a number of machines, whereby a remote attacker could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the supfilesrv process (this process does not run automatically by default).

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6874

http://www.nessus.org/u?ae2709c3

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 18887

File Name: freebsd_pkg_2c5757f488bf11d987200007e900f87b.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/19/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0451

BID: 10571