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Debian DSA-487-1 : neon - format string

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15324

Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities were discovered in neon, an HTTP and WebDAV client library. These vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited by a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process using libneon.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 0.19.3-2woody3.

We recommend that you update your neon package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-487

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15324

File Name: debian_DSA-487.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: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0179

BID: 10136

DSA: 487