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Debian DSA-1622-1 : newsx - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 33764

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that newsx, an NNTP news exchange utility, was affected by a buffer overflow allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a news article containing a large number of lines starting with a period.

Solution

Upgrade the newsx package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6-2etch1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=492742

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1622

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 33764

File Name: debian_DSA-1622.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/31/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:newsx, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3252

BID: 30231

CWE: 119

DSA: 1622