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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : hylafax (MDKSA-2006:015)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20794

Synopsis

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

Description

Patrice Fournier discovered the faxrcvd/notify scripts (executed as the uucp/fax user) run user-supplied input through eval without any attempt at sanitising it first. This would allow any user who could submit jobs to HylaFAX, or through telco manipulation control the representation of callid information presented to HylaFAX to run arbitrary commands as the uucp/fax user. (CVE-2005-3539, only 'notify' in the covered versions)

Updated packages were also reviewed for vulnerability to an issue where if PAM is disabled, a user could log in with no password.
(CVE-2005-3538)

In addition, some fixes to the packages for permissions, and the %pre/%post scripts were backported from cooker. (#19679)

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20794

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2006-015.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hylafax, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hylafax-client, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:hylafax-server, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hylafax4.2.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64hylafax4.2.0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhylafax4.2.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libhylafax4.2.0-devel, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3538, CVE-2005-3539

MDKSA: 2006:015