The remote host needs an update for the Debian 'lynx' package(s) due to a buffer overflow vulnerability
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 45 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | lynx-ssl - buffer overflow | 27 Oct 200500:00 | – | osv |
![]() | RHSA-2005:803 Red Hat Security Advisory: lynx security update | 15 Sep 202415:51 | – | osv |
![]() | lynx - buffer overflow | 27 Oct 200500:00 | – | osv |
![]() | lynx-cur - several vulnerabilities | 1 Jun 200600:00 | – | osv |
![]() | RHEL 4 : lynx (RHSA-2005:803) | 19 Oct 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-874-1 : lynx - buffer overflow | 14 Oct 200600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CentOS 3 / 4 : lynx (CESA-2005:803) | 3 Jul 200600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-876-1 : lynx-ssl - buffer overflow | 14 Oct 200600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora Core 4 : lynx-2.8.5-23.1 (2005-994) | 19 Oct 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-200510-15 : Lynx: Buffer overflow in NNTP processing | 19 Oct 200500:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-876-1 |
security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-876 |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55752");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-3120");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:03:37 +0000 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_version("2024-02-05T05:05:38+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-05 05:05:38 +0000 (Mon, 05 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-02 14:00:54 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-876-1)");
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=DEB(3\.0|3\.1)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-876-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-876-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-876");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'lynx' package(s) announced via the DSA-876-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Ulf Harnhammar discovered a buffer overflow in lynx, a text-mode browser for the WWW that can be remotely exploited. During the handling of Asian characters when connecting to an NNTP server lynx can be tricked to write past the boundary of a buffer which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.4.1b-3.2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.8.5-2sarge1 of lynx.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your lynx-ssl package.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'lynx' package(s) on Debian 3.0, Debian 3.1.");
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:"lynx", ver:"2.8.4.1b-3.2", rls:"DEB3.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "DEB3.1") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lynx", ver:"2.8.5-2sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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