Debian DSA-933-1 : hylafax - arbitrary command execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 22799

Synopsis

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

Description

Patrice Fournier found that hylafax passes unsanitized user data in the notify script, allowing users with the ability to submit jobs to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the hylafax server.

Solution

Upgrade the hylafax package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.1-4woody1.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.1-5sarge3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-933

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22799

File Name: debian_DSA-933.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:hylafax, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3539

DSA: 933