Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mgetty (MDKSA-2003:053-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14037

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in mgetty versions prior to 1.1.29. An internal buffer could be overflowed if the caller name reported by the modem, via Caller ID information, was too long. As well, the faxspool script that comes with mgetty used a simple permissions scheme to allow or deny fax transmission privileges.
Because the spooling directory used for outgoing faxes was world-writable, this scheme was easily circumvented.

Update :

The installation of mgetty-sendfax on Mandrake Linux 8.2 relied on macros that are non-existent, which would result in fresh installs of mgetty-sendfax being unable to work. Updated packages for 8.2 correct this.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14037

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-053.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mgetty, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mgetty-contrib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mgetty-sendfax, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mgetty-viewfax, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mgetty-voice, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1391, CVE-2002-1392

MDKSA: 2003:053, 2003:053-1