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FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- ping stack buffer overflow (FreeBSD-SA-22:15.ping)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 168499

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FreeBSD-SA-22:15.ping advisory.

 - ping contains a stack buffer overflow in the handling of incoming ICMP packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted ICMP packets at an affected host causing the ping program to crash, or potentially, execute remote code as root.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-22:15.ping.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 168499

File Name: freebsd_sa_22-15-ping.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/8/2022

Updated: 10/29/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23093

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23093

IAVA: 2022-A-0508-S