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FreeBSD : oops -- format string vulnerability (1033750f-cab4-11d9-9aed-000e0c2e438a)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18843

Synopsis

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

Description

A RST/GHC Advisory reports that there is an format string vulnerability in oops. The vulnerability can be found in the MySQL/PgSQL authentication module. Succesful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1cb31b83

http://www.nessus.org/u?a79e266d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18843

File Name: freebsd_pkg_1033750fcab411d99aed000e0c2e438a.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:oops, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1121

BID: 13172