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Debian DSA-680-1 : htdig - unsanitised input

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16391

Synopsis

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

Description

Michael Krax discovered a cross site scripting vulnerability in ht://dig, a web search system for an intranet or small internet.

Solution

Upgrade the htdig package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.6-3woody1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-680

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16391

File Name: debian_DSA-680.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0085

DSA: 680