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Debian DSA-1397-1 : mono - integer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 27621

Synopsis

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

Description

An integer overflow in the BigInteger data type implementation has been discovered in the free .NET runtime Mono.

The oldstable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain mono.

Solution

Upgrade the mono packages.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2.1-1etch1. A powerpc build will be provided later.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1397

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27621

File Name: debian_DSA-1397.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/5/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5197

CWE: 119

DSA: 1397