FreeBSD : gld -- format string and buffer overflow vulnerabilities (6c2d4f29-af3e-11d9-837d-000e0c2e438a)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 18974

Synopsis

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

Description

Gld has been found vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows as well as multiple format string vulnerabilities.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Gld, the default user being root.

The FreeBSD port defaults to running gld as the root user. The risk of exploitation can be minimized by making gld listen on the loopback address only, or configure it to only accept connections from trusted smtp servers.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 18974

File Name: freebsd_pkg_6c2d4f29af3e11d9837d000e0c2e438a.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2005

Exploitable With

Metasploit (GLD (Greylisting Daemon) Postfix Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1099, CVE-2005-1100

BID: 13129, 13133

Detections

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