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Fedora 9 : git-1.6.0.6-4.fc9 (2009-6809)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 39507
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
This update fixes a Denial of Service vulnerability in git-daemon. It also fixes minor issues when using git-cvsimport and the formatting of the git-daemon xinetd service description.Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected git package.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490602
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502393
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 39507
File Name: fedora_2009-6809.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 6/25/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:9, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:git
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2108
BID: 35338