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Dillo < 0.8.4-rc1 Interface Message Format String

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2512

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a remote 'format string' flaw.

Description

The remote host is using Dillo, an alternative web browser for Unix and Linux.
The remote version of this software is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability. This may allow an attacker to overwrite data in memory.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.4-rc1 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2512

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dillo:dillo_web_browser

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0012

BID: 12203