Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl-Net-DNS (MDKSA-2007:146)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25721

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A flaw was discovered in the perl Net::DNS module in the way it generated the ID field in a DNS query. Because it is so predictable, a remote attacker could exploit this to return invalid DNS data (CVE-2007-3377).

A denial of service vulnerability was found in how Net::DNS parsed certain DNS requests. A malformed response to a DNS request could cause the application using Net::DNS to crash or stop responding (CVE-2007-3409).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these issues.

Solution

Update the affected perl-Net-DNS package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25721

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-146.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-net-dns, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3377, CVE-2007-3409

BID: 24669

MDKSA: 2007:146

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