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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53276
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-584-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the DSA-584-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the DSA-584-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
'infamous41md' noticed that the log functions in dhcp 2.x, which is still distributed in the stable Debian release, contained pass parameters to function that use format strings. One use seems to be exploitable in connection with a malicious DNS server.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0pl5-11woody1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0pl5-19.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your dhcp package.

Affected Software/OS:
'dhcp' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1006
BugTraq ID: 11591
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11591
Bugtraq: 20041025 debian dhcpd, old format string bug (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0287.html
Bugtraq: 20041105 Re: debian dhcpd, old format string bug (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-11/0037.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109968710822449&w=2
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#448384
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448384
Debian Security Information: DSA-584 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-584
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-212.html
XForce ISS Database: dhcp-log-format-string(17963)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17963
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