Debian DSA-1735-1 : znc - missing input sanitization

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35901

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that znc, an IRC proxy/bouncer, does not properly sanitize input contained in configuration change requests to the webadmin interface. This allows authenticated users to elevate their privileges and indirectly execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2009-0759 ).

Solution

Upgrade the znc packages.

For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.045-3+etch2.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.058-2+lenny1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35901

File Name: debian_DSA-1735.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/11/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0759

CWE: 94

DSA: 1735

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