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FreeBSD : eggdrop -- denial of service vulnerability (399f4cd7-4d59-11de-8811-0030843d3802)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38963

Synopsis

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

Description

Secunia reports :

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of private messages within the server module (/mod/server.mod/servrmsg.c). This can be exploited to cause a crash by sending a specially crafted message to the bot.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.eggheads.org/news

http://www.nessus.org/u?37ee7f43

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 38963

File Name: freebsd_pkg_399f4cd74d5911de88110030843d3802.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 6/1/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:eggdrop, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1789

BID: 34985

Secunia: 35104