CentOS 3 / 4 : gedit (CESA-2005:499)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21832

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated gedit package that fixes a file name format string vulnerability is now available.

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

gEdit is a small text editor designed specifically for the GNOME GUI desktop.

A file name format string vulnerability has been discovered in gEdit.
It is possible for an attacker to create a file with a carefully crafted name which, when the file is opened, executes arbitrary instructions on a victim's machine. Although it is unlikely that a user would manually open a file with such a carefully crafted file name, a user could, for example, be tricked into opening such a file from within an email client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-1686 to this issue.

Users of gEdit should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gedit packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21832

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-499.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/3/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gedit-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gedit

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1686

BID: 13699

RHSA: 2005:499

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