Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mm (MDKSA-2002:045)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 13948

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Marcus Meissner and Sebastian Krahmer discovered a temporary file vulnerability in the mm library which is used by the Apache webserver.
This vulnerability can be exploited to obtain root privilege if shell access to the apache user (typically apache or nobody) is already obtained.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 13948

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2002-045.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmm1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libmm1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mm, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mm-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0658

MDKSA: 2002:045

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