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FreeBSD : mutt -- Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (d2a43243-087b-11db-bc36-0008743bf21a)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21790

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

SecurityFocus reports :

Mutt is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to the application's failure to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

This issue may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application, denying further service to legitimate users.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fc3f05e9

http://www.nessus.org/u?2fc568a6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21790

File Name: freebsd_pkg_d2a43243087b11dbbc360008743bf21a.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mutt, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mutt-devel, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mutt-devel-lite, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mutt-lite, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mutt-ng, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zh-mutt-devel, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-mutt, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ja-mutt-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3242

BID: 18642