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Debian DSA-1353-1 : tcpdump - integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25861

Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the BGP dissector of tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition, may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the tcpdump package.

For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-5sarge3.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.9.5-2etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1353

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25861

File Name: debian_DSA-1353.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/13/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3798

CWE: 189

DSA: 1353