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Debian DSA-063-1 : xinetd - change default umask
high Nessus Plugin ID 14900
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
zen-parse reported on bugtraq that there is a possible buffer overflow in the logging code from xinetd. This could be triggered by using a fake identd that returns special replies when xinetd does an ident request.Another problem is that xinetd sets it umask to 0. As a result any programs that xinetd start that are not careful with file permissions will create world-writable files.
Both problems have been fixed in version 2.1.8.8.p3-1.1.
Solution
Upgrade the affected xinetd package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 14900
File Name: debian_DSA-063.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xinetd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2001
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2001-0763, CVE-2001-1322
DSA: 063