Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : dhcpcd (MDKSA-2005:117)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19191

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

'infamous42md' discovered that the dhcpcd DHCP client could be tricked into reading past the end of the supplied DHCP buffer, which could lead to the daemon crashing.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected dhcpcd package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19191

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-117.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dhcpcd, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1848

MDKSA: 2005:117

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