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Debian DSA-1088-1 : centericq - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 22630

Synopsis

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

Description

Mehdi Oudad and Kevin Fernandez discovered a buffer overflow in the ktools library which is used in centericq, a text-mode multi-protocol instant messenger client, which may lead local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the centericq package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.5.1-1.1woody2.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.20.0-1sarge4.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=340959

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1088

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22630

File Name: debian_DSA-1088.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: 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:debian:debian_linux:centericq, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3863

BID: 15600

DSA: 1088