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Debian DSA-2042-1 : iscsitarget - format string

medium Nessus Plugin ID 46243

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Synopsis

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

Description

Florent Daigniere discovered multiple format string vulnerabilities in Linux SCSI target framework (which is known as iscsitarget under Debian) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service in the ietd daemon. The flaw could be trigger by sending a carefully-crafted Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) request.

Solution

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.16+svn162-3.1+lenny1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=574935

https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2042

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 46243

File Name: debian_DSA-2042.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/7/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0743

BID: 39127

DSA: 2042