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GLSA-200405-08 : Pound format string vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 14494

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-200405-08 (Pound format string vulnerability)

 A format string flaw in the processing of syslog messages was discovered and corrected in Pound.
 Impact :

 This flaw may allow remote execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the Pound daemon process. By default, Gentoo uses the 'nobody' user to run the Pound daemon.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of Pound.

Solution

All users of Pound should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=www-servers/pound-1.6' # emerge '>=www-servers/pound-1.6'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?286b7b4e

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14494

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200405-08.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2026

GLSA: 200405-08