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Debian DSA-530-1 : l2tpd - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15367

Synopsis

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

Description

Thomas Walpuski reported a buffer overflow in l2tpd, an implementation of the layer 2 tunneling protocol, whereby a remote attacker could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed by transmitting a specially crafted packet. The exploitability of this vulnerability has not been verified.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 0.67-1.2.

We recommend that you update your l2tpd package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-530

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15367

File Name: debian_DSA-530.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

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

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:l2tpd

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0649

DSA: 530