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l2tpd < 0.69 control.c write_packet Function Remote Overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 13659

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Synopsis

The remote host is running a network tunneling application that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of l2tpd which is older or equal to 0.68.

This version is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host with super-user privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to l2tpd 0.69 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Jun/73

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 13659

File Name: l2tpd_overflow2.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Published: 7/22/2004

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0649

BID: 10466