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🗓️ 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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The installed version of rssh is vulnerable to a format string attack that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote system. Specific to FreeBSD, only the account running rssh can be compromised

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52319");
  script_version("2023-07-26T05:05:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-26 05:05:09 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-04 20:41:11 +0200 (Thu, 04 Sep 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1628");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("FreeBSD Ports: rssh");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/freebsd", "ssh/login/freebsdrel");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following package is affected: rssh

The installed version of rssh is vulnerable to a
format string attack that allows an attacker to
execute arbitrary code on the remote system.
Specific to FreeBSD, only the account running rssh
can be compromised (as opposed to root).");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update your system with the appropriate patches or
  software upgrades.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.pizzashack.org/rssh/security.shtml");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109855982425122");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/1f826757-26be-11d9-ad2d-0050fc56d258.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to the system
  as announced in the referenced advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-bsd.inc");

vuln = FALSE;
txt = "";

bver = portver(pkg:"rssh");
if(!isnull(bver) && revcomp(a:bver, b:"2.2.1")<=0) {
  txt += 'Package rssh version ' + bver + ' is installed which is known to be vulnerable.\n';
  vuln = TRUE;
}

if(vuln) {
  security_message(data:txt);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}

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04 Sep 2008 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS29
EPSS0.02555
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