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FreeBSD : nagios-plugins -- Long Location Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (7453c85d-7830-11dc-b4c8-0016179b2dd5)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 27044
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
A Secunia Advisory reports :The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the redir() function in check_http.c when processing HTTP Location : header information. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by returning an overly long string in the 'Location:' header to a vulnerable system.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
https://sourceforge.net/p/legacy_/forum/forum.php?forum_id=740172
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 27044
File Name: freebsd_pkg_7453c85d783011dcb4c80016179b2dd5.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 10/15/2007
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
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:freebsd:freebsd:nagios-plugins, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5198