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GLSA-200903-36 : MLDonkey: Information disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36002

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-200903-36 (MLDonkey: Information disclosure)

 Michael Peselnik reported that src/utils/lib/url.ml in the web interface of MLDonkey does not handle file names with leading double slashes properly.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could gain access to arbitrary files readable by the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 Disable the web interface or restrict access to it.

Solution

All MLDonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-p2p/mldonkey-3.0.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-36

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36002

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200903-36.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 3/24/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mldonkey, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0753

CWE: 22

GLSA: 200903-36