Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : cdrecord (MDKSA-2004:091)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14680

Synopsis

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

Description

Max Vozeler found that the cdrecord program, which is suid root, fails to drop euid=0 when it exec()s a program specified by the user through the $RSH environment variable. This can be abused by a local attacker to obtain root privileges.

The updated packages are patched to fix the vulnerability.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14680

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-091.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 9/8/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:mandriva:linux:cdrecord, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cdrecord-cdda2wav, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cdrecord-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mkisofs, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0806

MDKSA: 2004:091

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