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GLSA-200405-15 : cadaver heap-based buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 14501

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-200405-15 (cadaver heap-based buffer overflow)

 Stefan Esser discovered a vulnerability in the code of the neon library (see GLSA 200405-13). This library is also included in cadaver.
 Impact :

 When connected to a malicious WebDAV server, this vulnerability could allow remote execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running cadaver.
 Workaround :

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

Solution

All users of cadaver should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/cadaver-0.22.2' # emerge '>=net-misc/cadaver-0.22.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-13

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14501

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200405-15.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

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:cadaver, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0398

GLSA: 200405-15