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GLSA-200603-14 : Heimdal: rshd privilege escalation

low Nessus Plugin ID 21095

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-200603-14 (Heimdal: rshd privilege escalation)

 An unspecified privilege escalation vulnerability in the rshd server of Heimdal has been reported.
 Impact :

 Authenticated users could exploit the vulnerability to escalate privileges or to change the ownership and content of arbitrary files.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.7.2'

See Also

https://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-02-06/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200603-14

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21095

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200603-14.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 3/18/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0582

GLSA: 200603-14