APSIS Pound Load Balancer Format String Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 12007

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Synopsis

Arbitrary code may be run on the remote server.

Description

The remote server is vulnerable to a remote format string bug which can allow remote attackers to gain access to confidential data. Pound versions less than 1.6 are vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Upgrade to at least version 1.6 of APSIS Pound.

See Also

http://www.apsis.ch/pound/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12007

File Name: pound_format_strings.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 6/15/2004

Updated: 7/25/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2026

BID: 10267