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GLSA-201312-06 : Festival: Arbitrary code execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71258

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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-201312-06 (Festival: Arbitrary code execution)

 A vulnerability in Festival Server has an incorrect path in LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to place a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
 Impact :

 A local attacker can execute arbitrary a Trojan horse shared library, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Festival users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-accessibility/festival-2.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201312-06

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71258

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201312-06.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 12/9/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3996

BID: 44395

GLSA: 201312-06