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RHEL 2.1 : tripwire (RHSA-2004:244)

high Nessus Plugin ID 12505

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated Tripwire packages that fix a format string security vulnerability are now available.

Tripwire is a system integrity assessment tool.

Paul Herman discovered a format string vulnerability in Tripwire version 2.3.1 and earlier. If Tripwire is configured to send reports via email, a local user could gain privileges by creating a carefully crafted file. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0536 to this issue.

Users of Tripwire are advised to upgrade to this erratum package which contains a backported security patch to correct this issue. The erratum package also contains some minor bug fixes.

Solution

Update the affected tripwire package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-0536

https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108627481507249

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:244

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12505

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2004-244.nasl

Version: 1.31

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tripwire, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 6/14/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0536

RHSA: 2004:244