stunnel 4.4x < 4.42 Unspecified Memory Corruption

high Nessus Plugin ID 56090

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a program that is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The version of stunnel 4.4x installed on the remote host is a version prior to 4.42. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to stunnel version 4.42 or later.

See Also

https://www.stunnel.org/?page=sdf_ChangeLog

http://www.nessus.org/u?33c9ea22

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 56090

File Name: stunnel_4_42.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/6/2011

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:stunnel:stunnel

Required KB Items: installed_sw/stunnel

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2940

BID: 49254