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# This script was automatically generated from
# http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
# It is released under the Nessus Script Licence.
# The messages are release under the Creative Commons - Attribution /
# Share Alike license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
#
# Avisory is copyright 2001-2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# GLSA2nasl Convertor is copyright 2004 Michel Arboi <mikhail@nessus.org>
if (! defined_func('bn_random')) exit(0);
if (description)
{
script_id(14491);
script_version("$Revision: 1.3 $");
script_xref(name: "GLSA", value: "200405-05");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0233");
desc = '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.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0233
Solution:
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"
Risk factor : Medium
';
script_description(english: desc);
script_copyright(english: "(C) 2005 Michel Arboi <mikhail@nessus.org>");
script_name(english: "[GLSA-200405-05] Utempter symlink vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english: "Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys('Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list');
script_summary(english: 'Utempter symlink vulnerability');
exit(0);
}
include('qpkg.inc');
if (qpkg_check(package: "sys-apps/utempter", unaffected: make_list("ge 0.5.5.4"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 0.5.5.4")
)) { security_warning(0); exit(0); }
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