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GLSA-201908-15 : ZNC: Privilege escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 127964

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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-201908-15 (ZNC: Privilege escalation)

 It was discovered that ZNC’s “Modules.cpp” allows remote authenticated non-admin users to escalate privileges.
 Impact :

 A remote authenticated attacker could escalate privileges and subsequently execute arbitrary code or conduct a Denial of Service attack.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/znc-1.7.4_rc1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 127964

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201908-15.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 8/20/2019

Updated: 5/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12816

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:znc, 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: 8/15/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12816

GLSA: 201908-15