Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : freeciv (MDVSA-2010:205)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 50008

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in freeciv :

freeciv 2.2 before 2.2.1 and 2.3 before 2.3.0 allows attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands via scenario that contains Lua functionality, related to the (1) os, (2) io, (3) package, (4) dofile, (5) loadfile, (6) loadlib, (7) module, and (8) require modules or functions (CVE-2010-2445).

The updated packages have been upgraded to v2.2.1 which is not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected freeciv-client, freeciv-data and / or freeciv-server packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 50008

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-205.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/18/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-client, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-data, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:freeciv-server, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2445

BID: 40598

MDVSA: 2010:205

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