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GLSA-200611-17 : fvwm: fvwm-menu-directory fvwm command injection

medium Nessus Plugin ID 23725

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-200611-17 (fvwm: fvwm-menu-directory fvwm command injection)

 Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that fvwm-menu-directory does not sufficiently sanitise directory names prior to generating menus.
 Impact :

 A local attacker who can convince an fvwm-menu-directory user to browse a directory they control could cause fvwm commands to be executed with the privileges of the fvwm user. Fvwm commands can be used to execute arbitrary shell commands.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All fvwm users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-wm/fvwm-2.5.18-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200611-17

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 23725

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200611-17.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 11/27/2006

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:gentoo:linux:fvwm, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5969

GLSA: 200611-17