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FreeBSD : inn -- plaintext command injection into encrypted channel (a7975581-ee26-11e1-8bd8-0022156e8794)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61676

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Synopsis

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

Description

INN developers report :

Fixed a possible plaintext command injection during the negotiation of a TLS layer. The vulnerability detailed in CVE-2011-0411 affects the STARTTLS and AUTHINFO SASL commands. nnrpd now resets its read buffer upon a successful negotiation of a TLS layer. It prevents malicious commands, sent unencrypted, from being executed in the new encrypted state of the session.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.isc.org/software/inn/2.5.3article

http://www.nessus.org/u?97d52f1f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61676

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a7975581ee2611e18bd80022156e8794.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 8/27/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:inn, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0411, CVE-2012-3523