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Debian DSA-108-1 : wmtv - symlink vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 14945

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Nicolas Boullis found some security problems in the wmtv package (a dockable video4linux TV player for windowmaker) which is distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2. With the current version of wmtv, the configuration file is written back as the superuser, and without any further checks. A malicious user might use that to damage important files.

Solution

Upgrade the wmtv packages immediately.

This problem has been fixed in version 0.6.5-2potato2 for the stable distribution by dropping privileges as soon as possible and only regaining them where required. In the current testing/unstable distribution this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.5-9 and above by not requiring privileges anymore. Both contain fixes for two potential buffer overflows as well.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-108

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14945

File Name: debian_DSA-108.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wmtv, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2002

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0247, CVE-2002-0248

DSA: 108