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Debian DSA-930-2 : smstools - format string attack

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22796

Synopsis

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

Description

Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit project discovered a format string attack in the logging code of smstools, which may be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

The original advisory for this issue said that the old stable distribution (woody) was not affected because it did not contain smstools. This was incorrect, and the only change in this updated advisory is the inclusion of corrected packages for woody.

Solution

Upgrade the smstools package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.0-2woody0.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.14.8-1sarge0.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-930

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22796

File Name: debian_DSA-930.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

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:smstools, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0083

DSA: 930