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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : nss-pam-ldapd (MDVSA-2013:106)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66118

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated nss-pam-ldapd packages fixes the following security vulnerability :

Garth Mollett discovered that a file descriptor overflow issue in the use of FD_SET() in nss-pam-ldapd can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker could, under some circumstances, use this flaw to cause a process that has the NSS or PAM module loaded to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

The issue can be triggered in a network daemon by opening a large number of connections and forcing a name lookup. This would result in a crash and possibly remote code execution. This issue may also allow local privilege escalation if a suid program does name lookups and doesn't close file descriptors inherited from the parent process (CVE-2013-0288).

Solution

Update the affected nss-pam-ldapd package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66118

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-106.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 4/20/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nss-pam-ldapd, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0288

BID: 58007

MDVSA: 2013:106

MGASA: 2013-0071