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FreeBSD : getmail -- symlink vulnerability during maildir delivery (8c33b299-163b-11d9-ac1b-000d614f7fad)

low Nessus Plugin ID 37686

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

David Watson reports a symlink vulnerability in getmail. If run as root (not the recommended mode of operation), a local user may be able to cause getmail to write files in arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on subdirectories of the maildir.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109571883130372

http://www.nessus.org/u?0e18ef11

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 37686

File Name: freebsd_pkg_8c33b299163b11d9ac1b000d614f7fad.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:getmail, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0881

BID: 11224