Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : ekiga, gnomemeeting vulnerability (USN-434-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28029

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

It was discovered that Ekiga had format string vulnerabilities beyond those fixed in USN-426-1. If a user was running Ekiga and listening for incoming calls, a remote attacker could send a crafted call request, and execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected ekiga and / or gnomemeeting packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28029

File Name: ubuntu_USN-434-1.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, 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: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ekiga, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gnomemeeting, 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: 3/8/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0999

USN: 434-1

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