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GLSA-202107-08 : PostSRSd: Denial of service

high Nessus Plugin ID 156984

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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-202107-08 (PostSRSd: Denial of service)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PostSRSd. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All postsrsd users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-filter/postsrsd-1.11'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156984

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202107-08.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2022

Updated: 1/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-35525

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35573

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:postsrsd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/6/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-35573, CVE-2021-35525

GLSA: 202107-08