Debian DSA-598-1 : yardradius - buffer overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15831

Synopsis

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

Description

Max Vozeler noticed that yardradius, the YARD radius authentication and accounting server, contained a stack overflow similar to the one from radiusd which is referenced as CAN-2001-0534. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code as root.

Solution

Upgrade the yardradius package immediately.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.20-2woody1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15831

File Name: debian_DSA-598.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/25/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:yardradius

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0987

DSA: 598

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