Detections
Analytics

Debian DSA-1262-1 : gnomemeeting - format string

critical Nessus Plugin ID 24765

Synopsis

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

Description

'Mu Security' discovered that a format string vulnerability in the VoIP solution GnomeMeeting allows the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the gnomemeeting package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.1-1sarge1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.3-2.1 of the ekiga package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1262

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 24765

File Name: debian_DSA-1262.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/6/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gnomemeeting

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1007

DSA: 1262