Ubuntu 5.04 / 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : screen vulnerability (USN-370-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 27951

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

cstone and Rich Felker discovered a programming error in the UTF8 string handling code of 'screen' leading to a denial of service. If a crafted string was displayed within a screen session, screen would crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected screen package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 27951

File Name: ubuntu_USN-370-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:screen, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4573

USN: 370-1

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