Executive Summary

Summary
Title New no-ip packages fix arbitrary code execution
Informations
Name DSA-1686 First vendor Publication 2008-12-14
Vendor Debian Last vendor Modification 2008-12-14
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision 1

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.6 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity High
Cvss Expoit Score 4.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the HTTP parser of the No-IP.com Dynamic DNS update client, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.1-4+etch1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.7-11.

We recommend that you upgrade your no-ip package.

Original Source

Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1686

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18692
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18692
Title: DSA-1686-1 no-ip - arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow has been discovered in the HTTP parser of the No-IP.com Dynamic DNS update client, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1686-1
CVE-2008-5297
Version: 7
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): no-ip
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7996
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7996
Title: DSA-1686 no-ip -- buffer overflow
Description: A buffer overflow has been discovered in the HTTP parser of the No-IP.com Dynamic DNS update client, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1686
CVE-2008-5297
Version: 3
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): no-ip
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 3

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-01-20 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200901-12 (noip-updater)
File : nvt/glsa_200901_12.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1686-1 (no-ip)
File : nvt/deb_1686_1.nasl
2008-12-18 Name : No-IP DUC Remote code execution vulnerability
File : nvt/gb_noip_dns_bof_vuln.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
50554 No-IP Dynamic Update Client (DUC) Crafted DNS Response GetNextLine Function O...

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-01-19 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200901-12.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-15 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1686.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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