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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : nail (MDVSA-2015:011)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80430

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated nail package fixes security vulnerabilities :

A flaw was found in the way mailx handled the parsing of email addresses. A syntactically valid email address could allow a local attacker to cause mailx to execute arbitrary shell commands through shell meta-characters and the direct command execution functionality (CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844).

Solution

Update the affected nail package.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0538.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80430

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-011.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/9/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:nail

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844

BID: 71701, 71704

MDVSA: 2015:011