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FreeBSD 2.x lpd Long DNS Hostname Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 11354

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote lpd daemon seems to be vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a host with a too long DNS host name connects to it.

*** Nessus solely relied on the version of the remote
*** operating system to issue an alert, so this
*** might be a false positive.

Solution

Upgrade to FreeBSD 3.x.

See Also

https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99892644616749&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11354

File Name: lpd_freebsd_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Published: 3/12/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0299