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GLSA-200804-05 : NX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 31836

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200804-05 (NX: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Multiple integer overflow and buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X.Org X server as shipped by NX and NX Node (vulnerabilities 1-4 in GLSA 200801-09).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities via unspecified vectors, leading to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user on the machine running the NX server.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All NX Node users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/nxnode-3.1.0-r2' All NX users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/nx-3.1.0-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200801-09

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200804-05

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 31836

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200804-05.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Published: 4/11/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nx, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nxnode, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2008

Reference Information

GLSA: 200804-05