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GLSA-200901-06 : Tremulous: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 35350

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-200901-06 (Tremulous: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 It has been reported that Tremulous includes a vulnerable version of the ioQuake3 engine (GLSA 200605-12, CVE-2006-2236).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious games server, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Tremulous users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-fps/tremulous-1.1.0-r2' Note: The binary version of Tremulous has been removed from the Portage tree.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200605-12

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200901-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35350

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200901-06.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 1/12/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tremulous, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tremulous-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2236

GLSA: 200901-06