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Debian DSA-2612-2 : ircd-ratbox - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64082

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that a bug in the server capability negotiation code of ircd-ratbox could result in denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the ircd-ratbox packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.6.dfsg-2+squeeze1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/ircd-ratbox

https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2612

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64082

File Name: debian_DSA-2612.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ircd-ratbox, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6084

BID: 57085

DSA: 2612