FreeBSD : cscope -- symlink attack vulnerability (a7bfd423-484f-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)

low Nessus Plugin ID 19067

Synopsis

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

Description

cscope is vulnerable to a symlink attack which could lead to an attacker overwriting arbitrary files with the permissions of the user running cscope.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19067

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a7bfd423484f11d9a9e70001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.18

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: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0996

BID: 11697

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