FreeBSD : consul -- vulnerability in embedded DNS library (ad2eeab6-ca68-4f06-9325-1937b237df60)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106857

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Synopsis

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

Description

Consul developers report :

A flaw was found in the embedded DNS library used in consul which may allow a denial of service attack. Consul was updated to include the fixed version.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106857

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ad2eeab6ca684f0693251937b237df60.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 2/16/2018

Updated: 11/10/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15133

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