3192 : Nessus scanner_add_port Overflow
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9 months ago

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Disclosure

May 23, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Nessus contains a flaw that allows a local user to create a denial of service to the scanner. The condition is due to a flaw in the Nessus Attack Scripting Language (NASL) engine when the "plugins_upload" option is enabled. A local attacker can provide a long "proto" argument to the scanner_add_port() function and cause the NASL to crash.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation

Technical

This attack requires the local user to have a valid Nessus account.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Nessus

Nessus

2.0.5

References

Other Advisory URL: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-05/0250.html
ISS X-Force ID: 12058
Secunia Advisory ID: 8842
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-05/0243.html
CVE ID: 2003-0373 (see also: NVD)

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