Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : groff (MDKSA-2002:012)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13920

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

zen-parse discovered an exploitable buffer overflow in groff's preprocessor. If groff is invoked using the LPRng printing system, an attacker can gain rights as the 'lp' user. Likewise, this may be remotely exploitable if lpd is running and remotely accessible and the attacker knows the name of the printer and it's spool file.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13920

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-012.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:mandriva:linux:groff, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff-for-man, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff-gxditview, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:groff-perl, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0003

MDKSA: 2002:012

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