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GLSA-200611-15 : qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 23709

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-200611-15 (qmailAdmin: Buffer overflow)

 qmailAdmin fails to properly handle the 'PATH_INFO' variable in qmailadmin.c. The PATH_INFO is a standard CGI environment variable filled with user-supplied data.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending qmailAdmin a maliciously crafted URL that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running qmailAdmin.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All qmailAdmin users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/qmailadmin-1.2.10'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200611-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23709

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200611-15.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 11/22/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1141

GLSA: 200611-15