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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : a2ps (MDKSA-2004:140)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 15838

Synopsis

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

Description

The GNU a2ps utility fails to properly sanitize filenames, which can be abused by a malicious user to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running the vulnerable application.

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this problem.

Solution

Update the affected a2ps, a2ps-devel and / or a2ps-static-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 15838

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-140.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 11/27/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:a2ps, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:a2ps-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:a2ps-static-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1170

BID: 11025

MDKSA: 2004:140