The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pcal' package(s) announced via the DSA-625-1 advisory. The 'pcal' package(s) on Debian 3.0 are affected by buffer overflows that could lead to arbitrary code execution. It is recommended to install the updated package(s)
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: pcal | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 625-1 (pcal) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: pcal | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CAN-2004-1289 | 23 Feb 202418:16 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2004-1289 | 10 Jan 200505:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2004-1289 | 10 Jan 200505:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | Debian DSA-625-1 : pcal - buffer overflows | 6 Jan 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | FreeBSD : pcal -- buffer overflow vulnerabilities (58fc2752-5f74-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82) | 13 Jul 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | pcal -- buffer overflow vulnerabilities | 15 Dec 200400:00 | – | freebsd |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 625-1] New pcal packages fix arbitrary code execution | 5 Jan 200514:47 | – | debian |
Source | Link |
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security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-625 |
debian | www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-625-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53463");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1289");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 21:56:38 +0000 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-625-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.0");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-625-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-625-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-625");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pcal' package(s) announced via the DSA-625-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Danny Lungstrom discovered two buffer overflows in pcal, a program to generate Postscript calendars, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when compiling a calendar.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 4.7-8woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 4.8.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pcal package.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'pcal' package(s) on Debian 3.0.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB3.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"pcal", ver:"4.7-8woody1", rls:"DEB3.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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