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Debian DSA-706-1 : axel - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 18030

Synopsis

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

Description

Ulf Harnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a buffer overflow in axel, a light download accelerator. When reading remote input the program did not check if a part of the input can overflow a buffer and maybe trigger the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the axel package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0a-1woody1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-706

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18030

File Name: debian_DSA-706.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/13/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/17/2001

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0887, CVE-2005-0390

BID: 13059

DSA: 706