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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59056 |
Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
Title: | Ubuntu USN-370-1 (screen) |
Summary: | NOSUMMARY |
Description: | Description: The remote host is missing an update to screen announced via advisory USN-370-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: cstone and Rich Felker discovered a programming error in the UTF8 string handling code of screen leading to a denial of service. If a crafted string was displayed within a screen session, screen would crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.04: screen 4.0.2-4.1ubuntu2.5.04 Ubuntu 5.10: screen 4.0.2-4.1ubuntu2.5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: screen 4.0.2-4.1ubuntu5.6.06 Ubuntu 6.10: screen 4.0.2-4.1ubuntu5.6.10 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any running screen sessions to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-370-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 2.6 |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-4573 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html BugTraq ID: 20727 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20727 Debian Security Information: DSA-1202 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1202 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-01.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:191 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2006-10/msg00028.html http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.026-screen.html http://secunia.com/advisories/22573 http://secunia.com/advisories/22583 http://secunia.com/advisories/22611 http://secunia.com/advisories/22647 http://secunia.com/advisories/22649 http://secunia.com/advisories/22707 http://secunia.com/advisories/22726 http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.480775 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-370-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4189 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 |
Copyright | Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com |
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