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GLSA-201203-01 : spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 58211

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-01 (spamdyke: Arbitrary code execution)

 Boundary errors related to the 'snprintf()' and 'vsnprintf()' functions in spamdyke could cause a buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All spamdyke users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-filter/spamdyke-4.3.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58211

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201203-01.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 3/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:gentoo:linux:spamdyke, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0802

BID: 51440

GLSA: 201203-01