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Debian DSA-1177-1 : usermin - programming error

low Nessus Plugin ID 22719

Synopsis

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

Description

Hendrik Weimer discovered that it is possible for a normal user to disable the login shell of the root account via usermin, a web-based administration tool.

Solution

Upgrade the usermin package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.110-3.1.

In the upstream distribution this problem is fixed in version 1.220.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374609

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1177

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 22719

File Name: debian_DSA-1177.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:usermin, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4246

DSA: 1177