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GLSA-200411-15 : OpenSSL, Groff: Insecure tempfile handling

low Nessus Plugin ID 15649

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-200411-15 (OpenSSL, Groff: Insecure tempfile handling)

 groffer and the der_chop script create temporary files in world-writeable directories with predictable names.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When groffer or der_chop is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten with the rights of the user running the utility, which could be the root user.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Groff users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose sys-apps/groff All OpenSSL users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/openssl-0.9.7d-r2' Note: /etc/ssl/misc/der_chop is protected by Portage as a configuration file. Don't forget to use etc-update and overwrite the old version with the new one.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-15

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15649

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200411-15.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 11/8/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

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:groff, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:openssl, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0969, CVE-2004-0975

GLSA: 200411-15