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Debian DSA-2082-1 : gmime2.2 - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 48225

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the MIME library GMime might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the gmime2.2 packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.22-2+lenny2.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2082

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48225

File Name: debian_DSA-2082.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gmime2.2, 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: 8/2/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0409

BID: 38078

CWE: 119

DSA: 2082