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Debian DSA-1848-1 : znc - directory traversal

high Nessus Plugin ID 44713

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that znc, an IRC proxy, did not properly process certain DCC requests, allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade the znc package.

For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.045-3+etch3.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.058-2+lenny3.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=537977

https://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1848

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 44713

File Name: debian_DSA-1848.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/24/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:znc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2658

BID: 35757

CWE: 22

DSA: 1848