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Debian DSA-717-1 : lsh-utils - buffer overflow, typo

high Nessus Plugin ID 18153

Synopsis

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

Description

Several security relevant problems have been discovered in lsh, the alternative secure shell v2 (SSH2) protocol server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities :

 - CAN-2003-0826 Bennett Todd discovered a heap buffer overflow in lshd which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

 - CAN-2005-0814

 Niels Moller discovered a denial of service condition in lshd.

Solution

Upgrade the lsh-server package.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.5-2woody3.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=211662

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-717

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18153

File Name: debian_DSA-717.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/28/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

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: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lsh-utils

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/27/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0826, CVE-2005-0814

DSA: 717