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FreeBSD : bzip2 -- integer overflow vulnerability (0ddb57a9-da20-4e99-b048-4366092f3d31)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 50328
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Secunia reports :A vulnerability has been reported in bzip2, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow in the 'BZ2_decompress()' function in decompress.c and can be exploited to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=151364
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 50328
File Name: freebsd_pkg_0ddb57a9da204e99b0484366092f3d31.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 10/26/2010
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bzip2, 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: 10/25/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-0405
BID: 43331