FreeBSD : newsgrab -- directory traversal vulnerability (35f6093c-73c3-11d9-8a93-00065be4b5b6)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18899

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The newsgrab script creates files by using the names provided in the newsgroup messages in a perl open() call. This is done without performing any security checks to prevent a directory traversal. A specially crafted newsgroup message could cause newsgrab to drop an attachment anywhere on the file system using the permissions of the user running the script.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18899

File Name: freebsd_pkg_35f6093c73c311d98a9300065be4b5b6.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:newsgrab, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0153

Detections

Analytics