Debian DSA-342-1 : mozart - unsafe mailcap configuration

high Nessus Plugin ID 15179

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

mozart, a development platform based on the Oz language, includes MIME configuration data which specifies that Oz applications should be passed to the Oz interpreter for execution. This means that file managers, web browsers, and other programs which honor the mailcap file could automatically execute Oz programs downloaded from untrusted sources. Thus, a malicious Oz program could execute arbitrary code under the uid of a user running a MIME-aware client program if the user selected a file (for example, choosing a link in a web browser).

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.3.20011204-3woody1.

We recommend that you update your mozart package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-342

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15179

File Name: debian_DSA-342.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mozart, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0538

BID: 8125

DSA: 342