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FreeBSD : dnsmasq -- TFTP server remote code injection vulnerability (80aa98e0-97b4-11de-b946-0030843d3802)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 40858
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Simon Kelley reports :Fix security problem which allowed any host permitted to do TFTP to possibly compromise dnsmasq by remote buffer overflow when TFTP enabled.
Fix a problem which allowed a malicious TFTP client to crash dnsmasq.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/dnsmasq-vulnerabilities
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 40858
File Name: freebsd_pkg_80aa98e097b411deb9460030843d3802.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 9/3/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:dnsmasq, 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: 9/2/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2957, CVE-2009-2958