Debian DSA-448-1 : pwlib - several vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15285

Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in pwlib, a library used to aid in writing portable applications, whereby a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This library is most notably used in several applications implementing the H.323 teleconferencing protocol, including the OpenH323 suite, gnomemeeting and asterisk.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.5-5woody1.

We recommend that you update your pwlib package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15285

File Name: debian_DSA-448.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0054, CVE-2004-0056, CVE-2004-0097, CVE-2004-2629, CVE-2004-2758

BID: 9406

DSA: 448

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