GLSA-201201-05 : mDNSResponder: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 57631

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-201201-05 (mDNSResponder: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mDNSResponder. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A local or remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All mDNSResponder users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/mDNSResponder-212.1' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 21, 2009. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-05

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 57631

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201201-05.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 1/23/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mdnsresponder, 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: 1/22/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2007

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Mac OS X mDNSResponder UPnP Location Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2386, CVE-2007-3744, CVE-2007-3828, CVE-2008-0989, CVE-2008-2326, CVE-2008-3630

BID: 24159, 24924, 25159, 28339, 31091, 31093

CWE: 119, 134, 20

GLSA: 201201-05