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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : x11-xserver-utils vulnerability (USN-1107-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 53321

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the xrdb utility incorrectly filtered crafted hostnames. An attacker could use this flaw with a malicious DHCP server or with a remote xdmcp login and execute arbitrary code, resulting in root privilege escalation.

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Solution

Update the affected x11-xserver-utils package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1107-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 53321

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1107-1.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/7/2011

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:x11-xserver-utils

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0465

BID: 47189

IAVA: 2017-A-0098

USN: 1107-1