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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : dbus (MDVSA-2013:070)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66084

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated dbus packages fix security vulnerability :

It was discovered that the D-Bus library honored environment settings even when running with elevated privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges, by setting specific environment variables before running a setuid or setgid application linked against the D-Bus library (libdbus) (CVE-2012-3524).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66084

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-070.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 4/20/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dbus, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dbus-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dbus-x11, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64dbus-1-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64dbus-1_3, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2013

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3524

BID: 55517

MDVSA: 2013:070

MGASA: 2012-0282