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GLSA-200903-41 : gedit: Untrusted search path

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36055

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-200903-41 (gedit: Untrusted search path)

 James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories.

Solution

All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1' All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200903-41

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36055

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200903-41.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 3/31/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2009

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5983, CVE-2009-0314

GLSA: 200903-41