Debian DSA-869-1 : eric - missing input sanitising

critical Nessus Plugin ID 20072

Synopsis

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

Description

The developers of eric, a full featured Python IDE, have fixed a bug in the processing of project files that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the eric package.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain an eric package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2-2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330893

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-869

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 20072

File Name: debian_DSA-869.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2005

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:eric, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3068

DSA: 869