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Debian DSA-1718-1 : boinc - incorrect API usage

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35622

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the core client for the BOINC distributed computing infrastructure performs incorrect validation of the return values of OpenSSL's RSA functions.

Solution

Upgrade the boinc packages.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.11-4+etch1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.14-3.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=511521

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1718

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35622

File Name: debian_DSA-1718.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/9/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:boinc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0126

BID: 33151

CWE: 287

DSA: 1718