RHEL 2.1 : rsh (RHSA-2005:495)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18472

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated rsh packages that fix a theoretical security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team

The rsh package contains a set of programs that allow users to run commands on remote machines, login to other machines, and copy files between machines, using the rsh, rlogin, and rcp commands. All three of these commands use rhosts-style authentication.

The rcp protocol allows a server to instruct a client to write to arbitrary files outside of the current directory. This could potentially cause a security issue if a user uses rcp to copy files from a malicious server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0175 to this issue.

All users of rsh should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected rsh and / or rsh-server packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18472

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-495.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rsh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rsh-server

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0175

CWE: 22

RHSA: 2005:495

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