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GLSA-200711-20 : Pioneers: Multiple Denials of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 28220

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200711-20 (Pioneers: Multiple Denials of Service)

 Roland Clobus discovered that the Pioneers server may free sessions objects while they are still in use, resulting in access to invalid memory zones (CVE-2007-5933). Bas Wijnen discovered an error when closing connections which can lead to a failed assertion (CVE-2007-6010).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could send specially crafted data to the vulnerable server, resulting in a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Pioneers users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-board/pioneers-0.11.3-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200711-20

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28220

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200711-20.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 11/15/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pioneers, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5933, CVE-2007-6010

CWE: 20

GLSA: 200711-20