Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:201 | First vendor Publication | 2008-09-22 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-09-22 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Pavel Polischouk found a boundary error in the PartsBatch class in the Pan newsreader when processing .nzb files, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of serice (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .nzb file (CVE-2008-2363). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:201 |
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:13804 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13804 | ||
| Title: | USN-845-1 -- pan vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Pavel Polischouk discovered that Pan incorrectly handled certain data structures. If a user were tricked into viewing malicious nntp data, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-845-1 CVE-2008-2363 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 | Product(s): | pan |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Name : Ubuntu USN-845-1 (pan) File : nvt/ubuntu_845_1.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for pan MDVSA-2008:201 (pan) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_201.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-15 (pan) File : nvt/glsa_200807_15.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-217-02 pan File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2008_217_02.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 45944 | Pan PartsBatch Class Crafted NZB File Handling Overflow |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-09 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-845-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-201.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-05 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2008-217-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-08-01 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200807-15.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-06-12 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_pan-5325.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:39:42 |
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