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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : silc-toolkit (MDVSA-2008:158)
high Nessus Plugin ID 36632
Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
A vulnerability was found in the SILC toolkit before version 1.1.5 that allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via long input data (CVE-2008-1227).A vulnerability was found in the SILC toolkit before version 1.1.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PKCS#2 message (CVE-2008-1552).
The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 36632
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2008-158.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64silc-1.1_2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64silcclient-1.1_2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsilc-1.1_2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libsilcclient-1.1_2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:silc-toolkit, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:silc-toolkit-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1227, CVE-2008-1552