2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.7%
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200405-05 (Utempter symlink vulnerability)
Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Impact :
This vulnerability may allow arbitrary files to be overwritten with root privileges.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version of utempter.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200405-05.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(14491);
script_version("1.14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0233");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200405-05");
script_name(english:"GLSA-200405-05 : Utempter symlink vulnerability");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200405-05
(Utempter symlink vulnerability)
Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite
arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Impact :
This vulnerability may allow arbitrary files to be overwritten with root
privileges.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade
to the latest available version of utempter."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-05"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All users of utempter should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4'
# emerge '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:utempter");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/05/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/08/30");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (qpkg_check(package:"sys-apps/utempter", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.5.5.4"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.5.5.4"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_note(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "sys-apps/utempter");
}