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FreeBSD : torrentflux -- User-Agent XSS Vulnerability (72f21372-55e4-11db-a5ae-00508d6a62df)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56477

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Synopsis

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

Description

Steven Roddis reports that User-Agent string is not properly escaped when handled by torrentflux. This allows for arbitrary code insertion.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e4e011b4

http://www.nessus.org/u?9ecd08e2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56477

File Name: freebsd_pkg_72f2137255e411dba5ae00508d6a62df.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 10/13/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:torrentflux, 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: 10/7/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5227

BID: 20371

Secunia: 22293