FreeBSD : yamt -- buffer overflow and directory traversal issues (99b5cfa5-d3d2-11d9-8ffb-00061bc2ad93)

high Nessus Plugin ID 19046

Synopsis

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

Description

Stanislav Brabec discovered errors in yamt's path name handling that lead to buffer overflows and directory traversal issues. When processing a file with a maliciously crafted ID3 tag, yamt might overwrite arbitrary files or possibly execute arbitrary code.

The SuSE package ChangeLog contains :

- Several security fixes (#49337) :

- directory traversal in rename

- directory traversal in sort

- buffer overflow in sort

- buffer overflow in rename

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?042652f6

http://www.nessus.org/u?7e4bea80

http://www.nessus.org/u?27c4d8dd

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19046

File Name: freebsd_pkg_99b5cfa5d3d211d98ffb00061bc2ad93.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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:freebsd:freebsd:yamt, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1846, CVE-2005-1847