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Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 12.0 / 12.1 / current : dnsmasq (SSA:2008-205-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 33565

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New dnsmasq packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to address possible DNS cache poisoning issues.

Solution

Update the affected dnsmasq package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?12525e8a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 33565

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2008-205-01.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Published: 7/24/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:dnsmasq, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1447

BID: 30131

IAVA: 2008-A-0045

SSA: 2008-205-01