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Debian DSA-1365-3 : id3lib3.8.3 - programming error

high Nessus Plugin ID 25965

Synopsis

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

Description

Nikolaus Schulz discovered that a programming error in id3lib, an ID3 Tag Library, may lead to denial of service through symlink attacks.

Solution

Upgrade the id3lib3.8.3 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-4.1sarge1.

Due to a technical limitation in the archive management scripts the fix for the stable distribution (etch) can only be released in a few days.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438540

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1365

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25965

File Name: debian_DSA-1365.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/3/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:id3lib3.8.3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4460

DSA: 1365