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Debian DSA-418-1 : vbox3 - privilege leak

high Nessus Plugin ID 15255

Synopsis

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

Description

A bug was discovered in vbox3, a voice response system for isdn4linux, whereby root privileges were not properly relinquished before executing a user-supplied tcl script. By exploiting this vulnerability, a local user could gain root privileges.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.7.1.

We recommend that you update your vbox3 package.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=218288

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-418

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15255

File Name: debian_DSA-418.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vbox3, 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: 1/7/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0015

BID: 9381

DSA: 418