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GLSA-200411-04 : Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 15607

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-200411-04 (Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability)

 The Speedtouch USB driver contains multiple format string vulnerabilities in modem_run, pppoa2 and pppoa3. This flaw is due to an improperly made syslog() system call.
 Impact :

 A malicious local user could exploit this vulnerability by causing a buffer overflow, and potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Speedtouch USB driver users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dialup/speedtouch-1.3.1'

See Also

http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15607

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200411-04.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 11/2/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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:gentoo:linux:speedtouch, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0834

GLSA: 200411-04