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FreeBSD : silc -- pkcs_decode buffer overflow (ff304c35-fb5b-11dc-91c1-00e0815b8da8)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31693

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Core Security Technologies reports :

A remote buffer overflow vulnerability found in a library used by both the SILC server and client to process packets containing cryptographic material may allow an un-authenticated client to executearbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the user account running the server, or a malicious SILC server to compromise client systems and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user account running the SILC client program.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.secureauth.com/

http://www.nessus.org/u?f6fa2e36

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31693

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ff304c35fb5b11dc91c100e0815b8da8.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 3/28/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:silc-client, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:silc-irssi-client, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:silc-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1552

BID: 28373

CWE: 189