Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : aria2 (MDVSA-2009:226)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 40920

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in aria2 :

Buffer overflow in DHTRoutingTableDeserializer.cc in aria2 0.15.3, 1.2.0, and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors (CVE-2009-3575).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected aria2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 40920

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2009-226.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/10/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:aria2, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3575

MDVSA: 2009:226

Detections

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