GLSA-200408-09 : Roundup: Filesystem access vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14565

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-09 (Roundup: Filesystem access vulnerability)

Improper handling of a specially crafted URL allows access to the server's filesystem, which could contain sensitive information.
Impact :

An attacker could view files owned by the user running Roundup. This will never be root however, as Roundup will not run as root.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of Roundup.

Solution

All Roundup users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=www-apps/roundup-0.7.6' # emerge '>=www-apps/roundup-0.7.6'

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14565

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200408-09.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:roundup

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1444

GLSA: 200408-09

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