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Debian DSA-1712-1 : rt2400 - integer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 35547

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the 'Probe Request' packet parser of the Ralinktech wireless drivers might lead to remote denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Please note that you need to rebuild your driver from the source package in order to set this update into effect. Detailed instructions can be found in /usr/share/doc/rt2400-source/README.Debian

Solution

Upgrade the rt2400 package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2+cvs20060620-4+etch1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2+cvs20080623-3.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1712

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35547

File Name: debian_DSA-1712.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/29/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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:debian:debian_linux:rt2400, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0282

CWE: 189

DSA: 1712