Debian DSA-1239-1 : sql-ledger - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 23913

Synopsis

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

Description

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in SQL Ledger, a web-based double-entry accounting program, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2006-4244 Chris Travers discovered that the session management can be tricked into hijacking existing sessions.

- CVE-2006-4731 Chris Travers discovered that directory traversal vulnerabilities can be exploited to execute arbitrary Perl code.

- CVE-2006-5872 It was discovered that missing input sanitising allows execution of arbitrary Perl code.

Solution

Upgrade the sql-ledger packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.7-2sarge1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.21-1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23913

File Name: debian_DSA-1239.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/18/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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:debian:debian_linux:sql-ledger, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4244, CVE-2006-4731, CVE-2006-5872

CWE: 287

DSA: 1239

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