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FreeBSD : zeek -- potential DoS vulnerabilities (656b0152-faa9-4755-b08d-aee4a774bd04)

high Nessus Plugin ID 165244

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 656b0152-faa9-4755-b08d-aee4a774bd04 advisory.

 - Tim Wojtulewicz of Corelight reports: Fix a possible overflow and crash in the ICMP analyzer when receiving a specially crafted packet. Fix a possible overflow and crash in the IRC analyzer when receiving a specially crafted packet. Fix a possible overflow and crash in the SMB analyzer when receiving a specially crafted packet. Fix two possible crashes when converting IP headers for output via the raw_packet event. (656b0152-faa9-4755-b08d-aee4a774bd04)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://github.com/zeek/zeek/releases/tag/v5.0.2

http://www.nessus.org/u?ef24ae49

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 165244

File Name: freebsd_pkg_656b0152faa94755b08daee4a774bd04.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 9/19/2022

Updated: 9/19/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2022