FreeBSD : screen -- combined UTF-8 characters vulnerability (b318dc8c-6756-11db-83c3-000c6ec775d9)

low Nessus Plugin ID 22925

Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability in the handling of combined UTF-8 characters in screen may allow an user-assisted attacker to crash screen or potentially allow code execution as the user running screen. To exploit this issue the user running scren must in some way interact with the attacker.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 22925

File Name: freebsd_pkg_b318dc8c675611db83c3000c6ec775d9.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/30/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4573

BID: 20727

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