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GLSA-201101-07 : Prewikka: password disclosure

low Nessus Plugin ID 51537

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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-201101-07 (Prewikka: password disclosure)

 The permissions of the prewikka.conf file are set world readable.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could obtain the SQL database password used by Prewikka.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Prewikka users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/prewikka-0.9.14-r2' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since May 18, 2009 . It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201101-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 51537

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201101-07.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 1/17/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2058

GLSA: 201101-07