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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xymon (MDVSA-2013:213)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69339

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated xymon package fixes security vulnerability :

A security vulnerability has been found in version 4.x of the Xymon Systems Network Monitor tool

The error permits a remote attacker to delete files on the server running the Xymon trend-data daemon xymond_rrd. File deletion is done with the privileges of the user that Xymon is running with, so it is limited to files available to the userid running the Xymon service.
This includes all historical data stored by the Xymon monitoring system. (CVE-2013-4173)

Solution

Update the affected xymon and / or xymon-client packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0243.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69339

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-213.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 8/14/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xymon, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xymon-client, 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: 8/13/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4173

BID: 61466

MDVSA: 2013:213