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GLSA-200405-05 : Utempter symlink vulnerability

low Nessus Plugin ID 14491

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-200405-05 (Utempter symlink vulnerability)

 Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
 Impact :

 This vulnerability may allow arbitrary files to be overwritten with root privileges.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of utempter.

Solution

All users of utempter should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4' # emerge '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-05

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 14491

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200405-05.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0233

GLSA: 200405-05