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GLSA-200405-01 : Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14487

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200405-01 (Multiple format string vulnerabilities in neon 0.24.4 and earlier)

 There are multiple format string vulnerabilities in libneon which may allow a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process using libneon.
 Impact :

 An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process using libneon.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

Neon users should upgrade to version 0.24.5 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/neon-0.24.5' # emerge '>=net-misc/neon-0.24.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14487

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200405-01.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:neon, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0179

GLSA: 200405-01