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Debian DSA-1219-1 : texinfo - buffer overflow
medium Nessus Plugin ID 23742
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the GNU texinfo package, a documentation system for on-line information and printed output.- CVE-2005-3011 Handling of temporary files is performed in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to overwrite any file writable by the victim.
- CVE-2006-4810 A buffer overflow in util/texindex.c could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the victim's access rights by inducing the victim to run texindex or tex2dvi on a specially crafted texinfo file.
Solution
Upgrade the texinfo package.For the stable distribution (sarge), these problems have been fixed in version 4.7-2.2sarge2. Note that binary packages for the mipsel architecture are not currently available due to technical problems with the build host. These packages will be made available as soon as possible.
For unstable (sid) and the upcoming stable release (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 4.8.dfsg.1-4.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3011
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 23742
File Name: debian_DSA-1219.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 11/30/2006
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:texinfo, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-3011, CVE-2006-4810
DSA: 1219