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Debian DSA-2156-1 : pcscd - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51829

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Synopsis

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

Description

MWR InfoSecurity identified a buffer overflow in pcscd, middleware to access a smart card via PC/SC, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the pcscd packages.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.102-1+lenny4.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2156

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51829

File Name: debian_DSA-2156.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/1/2011

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: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pcscd, 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: 1/31/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4531

BID: 45450

DSA: 2156