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FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- bootpd buffer overflow (fa6a4a69-03d1-11e9-be12-a4badb2f4699)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 119795

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Due to insufficient validation of network-provided data it may be possible for a malicious attacker to craft a bootp packet which could cause a stack-based buffer overflow. Impact : It is possible that the buffer overflow could lead to a Denial of Service or remote code execution.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c6a938b1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 119795

File Name: freebsd_pkg_fa6a4a6903d111e9be12a4badb2f4699.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/20/2018

Updated: 3/27/2020

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1716

FreeBSD: SA-18:15.bootpd