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NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : xorg-x11-server Vulnerability (NS-SA-2019-0045)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 127225

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Synopsis

The remote machine is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has xorg-x11-server packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

 - An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and
 -logfile options when starting Xorg X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.
 (CVE-2018-14665)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL xorg-x11-server packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

http://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2019-0045

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 127225

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2019-0045_xorg-x11-server.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/29/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14665

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Xorg X11 Server SUID modulepath Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-14665