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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68211
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-955-2 (libpam-opie)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to libpam-opie
announced via advisory USN-955-2.

Details follow:

USN-955-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OPIE. This update provides rebuilt
libpam-opie packages against the updated libopie library.

Original advisory details:

Maksymilian Arciemowicz and Adam Zabrocki discovered that OPIE incorrectly
handled long usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this with a crafted
username and make applications linked against libopie crash, leading to a
denial of service.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.04:
libpam-opie 0.21-8build1.9.04.1

Ubuntu 9.10:
libpam-opie 0.21-8build2.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libpam-opie 0.21-8build3.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-955-2

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1938
BugTraq ID: 40403
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40403
Debian Security Information: DSA-2281 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2281
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12762
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-10:05
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:05.opie.asc
http://blog.pi3.com.pl/?p=111
http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/libopie-adv.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024040
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025709
http://secunia.com/advisories/39963
http://secunia.com/advisories/39966
http://secunia.com/advisories/45136
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/7450
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/87
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