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Debian DSA-1248-1 : libsoup - missing input sanitising

high Nessus Plugin ID 24025

Synopsis

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

Description

Roland Lezuo and Josselin Mouette discovered that the libsoup HTTP library performs insufficient sanitising when parsing HTTP headers, which might lead to denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the libsoup package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.3-2sarge1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.98-2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=405197

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1248

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24025

File Name: debian_DSA-1248.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/17/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5876

DSA: 1248