Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : perl-DBI (MDKSA-2005:030)

low Nessus Plugin ID 16359

Synopsis

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

Description

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena disovered the perl5 DBI library created a temporary PID file in an insecure manner, which could be exploited by a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the user executing the parts of the library.

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these problems.

Solution

Update the affected perl-DBI, perl-DBI-ProfileDumper-Apache and / or perl-DBI-proxy packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 16359

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-030.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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:mandriva:linux:perl-dbi, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-dbi-profiledumper-apache, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-dbi-proxy, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0077

MDKSA: 2005:030