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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703845
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3845-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libtirpc, rpcbind' package(s) announced via the DSA-3845-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libtirpc, rpcbind' package(s) announced via the DSA-3845-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Guido Vranken discovered that incorrect memory management in libtirpc, a transport-independent RPC library used by rpcbind and other programs may result in denial of service via memory exhaustion (depending on memory management settings).

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.5-1+deb8u1 of libtirpc and version 0.2.1-6+deb8u2 of rpcbind.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.5-1.2 and version 0.2.3-0.6 of rpcbind.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.5-1.2 and version 0.2.3-0.6 of rpcbind.

We recommend that you upgrade your libtirpc packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'libtirpc, rpcbind' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8779
BugTraq ID: 98325
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98325
Debian Security Information: DSA-3845 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3845
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41974/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-07
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/04/1
https://github.com/drbothen/GO-RPCBOMB
https://github.com/guidovranken/rpcbomb/
https://guidovranken.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/rpcbomb-remote-rpcbind-denial-of-service-patches/
RedHat Security Advisories: RHBA-2017:1497
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1497
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1262
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1262
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1263
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1263
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1267
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1267
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1268
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1268
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1395
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1395
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038532
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3759-2/
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