Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : uim (MDKSA-2005:198)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20436

Synopsis

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

Description

Masanari Yamamoto discovered that Uim uses environment variables incorrectly. This bug causes a privilege escalation if setuid/setgid applications are linked to libuim.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20436

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-198.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64uim0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64uim0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libuim0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libuim0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-anthy, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-gtk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-m17nlib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-prime, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-qt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-qtimmodule, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:uim-skk, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3149

MDKSA: 2005:198