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GLSA-200903-01 : Vinagre: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35791

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-200903-01 (Vinagre: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Alfredo Ortega (Core Security Technologies) reported a format string error in the vinagre_utils_show_error() function in src/vinagre-utils.c.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user into opening a specially crafted .vnc file or connecting to a malicious server, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Vinagre users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/vinagre-0.5.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35791

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200903-01.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 3/8/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5660

CWE: 134

GLSA: 200903-01