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GLSA-200608-22 : fbida: Arbitrary command execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22284

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-200608-22 (fbida: Arbitrary command execution)

 Toth Andras has discovered a typographic mistake in the 'fbgs' script, shipped with fbida if the 'fbcon' and 'pdf' USE flags are both enabled.
 This script runs 'gs' without the -dSAFER option, thus allowing a PostScript file to execute, delete or create any kind of file on the system.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker can entice a vulnerable user to view a malicious PostScript or PDF file with fbgs, which may result with the execution of arbitrary code.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All fbida users with the 'fbcon' and 'pdf' USE flags both enabled should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/fbida-2.03-r4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200608-22

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22284

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200608-22.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:fbida

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/23/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3119

BID: 19131

GLSA: 200608-22