Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tcltk (MDKSA-2002:060)

high Nessus Plugin ID 13961

Synopsis

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

Description

Some problems were discovered with the Tcl/Tk development environment.
The expect application would search for its libraries in /var/tmp prior to searching in other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privilege by writing a trojan library and waiting for the root user to run the mkpasswd utility. This is fixed in version 5.32 of expect. A similiar vulnerability has been fixed in the tcltk package which searched for its libraries in the current working directory prior to searching in other directories. This could be used to execute arbitrary code by local users through the use of a trojan library.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 13961

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-060.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:expect, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:itcl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tcl, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tcllib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tclx, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tix, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tk, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-1374, CVE-2001-1375

MDKSA: 2002:060

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