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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : rxvt (MDKSA-2003:034)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14018

Synopsis

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

Description

Digital Defense Inc. released a paper detailing insecurities in various terminal emulators, including rxvt. Many of the features supported by these programs can be abused when untrusted data is displayed on the screen. This abuse can be anything from garbage data being displayed to the screen or a system compromise.

Solution

Update the affected rxvt, rxvt-CJK and / or rxvt-devel packages.

See Also

https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14018

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-034.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rxvt, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rxvt-cjk, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rxvt-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0022, CVE-2003-0023, CVE-2003-0066

MDKSA: 2003:034