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Debian DSA-289-1 : rinetd - incorrect memory resizing

high Nessus Plugin ID 15126

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Sam Hocevar discovered a security problem in rinetd, an IP connection redirection server. When the connection list is full, rinetd resizes the list in order to store the new incoming connection. However, this is done improperly, resulting in a denial of service and potentially execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the rinetd package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.61-1.1.

For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 0.52-2.1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-289

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15126

File Name: debian_DSA-289.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rinetd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0212

BID: 7377

DSA: 289