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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : tcpdump vulnerability (USN-492-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 28094

Synopsis

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

Description

A flaw was discovered in the BGP dissector of tcpdump. Remote attackers could send specially crafted packets and execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected tcpdump package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/492-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 28094

File Name: ubuntu_USN-492-1.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tcpdump, 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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3798

BID: 24965

CWE: 189

USN: 492-1