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FreeBSD : ecartis buffer overflows and input validation bugs (3e9be8c4-8192-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 37227

Synopsis

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

Description

Timo Sirainen reports multiple buffer overflows that may be triggered while parsing messages, as well as input validation errors that could result in disclosure of mailing list passwords.

These bugs were resolved in the August 2003 snapshot of ecartis.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5YP0H2AAUY.html

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57082

http://www.nessus.org/u?b3a73e95

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 37227

File Name: freebsd_pkg_3e9be8c4819211d896450020ed76ef5a.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ecartis, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0781, CVE-2003-0782