FreeBSD : elinks -- buffer overflow vulnerability (2544f543-c178-11de-b175-001cc0377035)

high Nessus Plugin ID 42238

Synopsis

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

Description

SecurityFocus reports :

ELinks is prone to an off-by-one buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to accurately reference the last element of a buffer.

Attackers may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 42238

File Name: freebsd_pkg_2544f543c17811deb175001cc0377035.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/26/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:elinks, 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: 10/25/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-7224

BID: 36574

CWE: 119

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