Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54386
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-201-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dnsmasq' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-201-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dnsmasq' package(s) announced via the SSA:2005-201-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New dnsmasq packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix security issues. An off-by-one overflow vulnerability may allow a DHCP client to create a denial of service condition. Additional code was also added to detect and defeat attempts to poison the DNS cache. More details about these issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [links moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/dnsmasq-2.22-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to dnsmasq-2.22. This fixes an off-by-one overflow vulnerability may allow a DHCP client to create a denial of service condition. Additional code was also added to detect and defeat attempts to poison the DNS cache. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'dnsmasq' package(s) on Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0876 BugTraq ID: 12897 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12897 http://secunia.com/advisories/14691 XForce ISS Database: dnsmasq-dhcp-offbyone-bo(19825) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19825 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0877 XForce ISS Database: dnsmasq-dns-cache-poisoning(19826) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19826
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