Debian DSA-3192-1 : checkpw - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81836

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Synopsis

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

Description

Hiroya Ito of GMO Pepabo, Inc. reported that checkpw, a password authentication program, has a flaw in processing account names which contain double dashes. A remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Solution

Upgrade the checkpw packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.02-1+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.02-1.1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81836

File Name: debian_DSA-3192.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/17/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:checkpw, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0885

BID: 72856

DSA: 3192

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