Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : dnsmasq (SSA:2017-275-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 103599

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New dnsmasq packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected dnsmasq package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3578953b

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 103599

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-275-01.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Published: 10/3/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:dnsmasq, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/3/2017

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13704, CVE-2017-14491, CVE-2017-14492, CVE-2017-14493, CVE-2017-14494, CVE-2017-14495, CVE-2017-14496

IAVA: 2017-A-0284-S

SSA: 2017-275-01