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FreeBSD : zhcon -- unauthorized file access (d371b627-6ed5-11d9-bd18-000a95bc6fae)

low Nessus Plugin ID 19132

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Martin Joey Schulze reports :

Erik Sjound discovered that zhcon, a fast console CJK system using the Linux framebuffer, accesses a user-controlled configuration file with elevated privileges. Thus, it is possible to read arbitrary files.

When installed from the FreeBSD Ports Collection, zhcon is installed set-user-ID root.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ba8ef824

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19132

File Name: freebsd_pkg_d371b6276ed511d9bd18000a95bc6fae.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zh-zhcon, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:zhcon, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0072