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GLSA-200504-09 : Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling

high Nessus Plugin ID 18031

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-200504-09 (Axel: Vulnerability in HTTP redirection handling)

 A possible buffer overflow has been reported in the HTTP redirection handling code in conn.c.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by setting up a malicious site and enticing a user to connect to it. This could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Axel.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Axel users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/axel-1.0b'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200504-09

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18031

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200504-09.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 4/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0390

GLSA: 200504-09