Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.713
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-713-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sniffit' package(s) announced via the DLA-713-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'sniffit' package(s) announced via the DLA-713-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that there was a buffer overflow in the packet sniffer and monitoring tool sniffit which allowed a specially-crafted configuration file to provide a root shell. For Debian 7 Wheezy, this issue has been fixed in sniffit version 0.3.7.beta-16.1+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your sniffit packages. Affected Software/OS: 'sniffit' package(s) on Debian 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5439 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129292/Sniffit-Root-Shell.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/88 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71318
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