Scientific Linux Security Update : tog-pegasus on SL5.x i386/x86_64

medium Nessus Plugin ID 60499

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Synopsis

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

Description

Scientific Linux defines additional security enhancements for OpenGroup Pegasus WBEM services in addition to those defined by the upstream OpenGroup Pegasus release.

After re-basing to version 2.7.0 of the OpenGroup Pegasus code, these additional security enhancements were no longer being applied. As a consequence, access to OpenPegasus WBEM services was not restricted to the dedicated users. An attacker able to authenticate using a valid user account could use this flaw to send requests to WBEM services.
(CVE-2008-4313)

Note: default SELinux policy prevents tog-pegasus from modifying system files. This flaw's impact depends on whether or not tog-pegasus is confined by SELinux, and on any additional CMPI providers installed and enabled on a particular system.

Failed authentication attempts against the OpenPegasus CIM server were not logged to the system log. An attacker could use this flaw to perform password guessing attacks against a user account without leaving traces in the system log. (CVE-2008-4315)

Solution

Update the affected tog-pegasus and / or tog-pegasus-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 60499

File Name: sl_20081125_tog_pegasus_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/1/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4313, CVE-2008-4315

CWE: 264

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