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GLSA-200508-03 : nbSMTP: Format string vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 19366

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200508-03 (nbSMTP: Format string vulnerability)

 Niels Heinen discovered a format string vulnerability.
 Impact :

 An attacker can setup a malicious SMTP server and exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running nbSMTP.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All nbSMTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/nbsmtp-1.0'

See Also

http://nbsmtp.ferdyx.org/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200508-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19366

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200508-03.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 8/2/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nbsmtp, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2409

GLSA: 200508-03