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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : backuppc vulnerability (USN-843-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42051
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
It was discovered that BackupPC did not restrict normal users from setting the ClientNameAlias parameter. An authenticated user could exploit this to gain access to unauthorized hosts. This update fixed the issue by preventing normal users from modifying the ClientNameAlias configuration parameter.Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected backuppc package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42051
File Name: ubuntu_USN-843-1.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 10/7/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:backuppc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-3369