The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libnss-ldap' package(s) announced via the DSA-1430-1 advisory. A race condition exists in libnss-ldap, which could cause denial of service attacks if applications use pthreads
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 40 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | RedHat Update for nss_ldap RHSA-2008:0715-01 | 6 Mar 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Mandriva Update for nss_ldap MDVSA-2008:049 (nss_ldap) | 9 Apr 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | SLES9: Security update for nss_ldap | 10 Oct 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | RedHat Update for nss_ldap RHSA-2008:0389-02 | 6 Mar 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | RedHat Update for nss_ldap RHSA-2008:0389-02 | 6 Mar 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200711-33 (nss_ldap) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Mandriva Update for nss_ldap MDVSA-2008:049 (nss_ldap) | 9 Apr 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 1430-1 (libnss-ldap) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | RedHat Update for nss_ldap RHSA-2008:0715-01 | 6 Mar 200900:00 | β | openvas |
![]() | Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2008-0389) | 8 Oct 201500:00 | β | openvas |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2007/DSA-1430-1 |
security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-1430 |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60009");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-5794");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:23:47 +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:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1430-1)");
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\.1|4)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-1430-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2007/DSA-1430-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-1430");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libnss-ldap' package(s) announced via the DSA-1430-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was reported that a race condition exists in libnss-ldap, an NSS module for using LDAP as a naming service, which could cause denial of service attacks if applications use pthreads.
This problem was spotted in the dovecot IMAP/POP server but potentially affects more programs.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 238-1sarge1.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 251-7.5etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 256-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libnss-ldap package.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libnss-ldap' package(s) on Debian 3.1, Debian 4.");
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 == "DEB3.1") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libnss-ldap", ver:"238-1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "DEB4") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libnss-ldap", ver:"251-7.5etch1", rls:"DEB4"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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