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Debian DSA-1026-1 : sash - buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 22568

Synopsis

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

Description

Markus Oberhumer discovered a flaw in the way zlib, a library used for file compression and decompression, handles invalid input. This flaw can cause programs which use zlib to crash when opening an invalid file. A further error in the way zlib handles the inflation of certain compressed files can cause a program which uses zlib to crash when opening an invalid file.

sash, the stand-alone shell, links statically against zlib, and was thus affected by these problems.

Solution

Upgrade the sash package.

The old stable distribution (woody) isn't affected by these problems.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 3.7-5sarge1.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=318069

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1026

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22568

File Name: debian_DSA-1026.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sash, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1849, CVE-2005-2096

DSA: 1026