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FreeBSD : AccountService -- Insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() (75aae50b-9e3c-11eb-9bc3-8c164582fbac)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 148703

Synopsis

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

Description

NVD reports :

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699

http://www.nessus.org/u?9f1b7cc9

http://www.nessus.org/u?f82c6d2a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 148703

File Name: freebsd_pkg_75aae50b9e3c11eb9bc38c164582fbac.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 4/16/2021

Updated: 1/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14036

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:accountsservice, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14036