Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1108 - Unspecified vulnerability in Gentoo Linux

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
gentoo
nessus

Summary

qpkg in Gentoolkit 0.2.0_pre10 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary directory.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Gentoo
1

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200411-13.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-13 (Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities) dispatch-conf and qpkg use predictable filenames for temporary files. Impact : A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When an affected script is called, this would result in the file to be overwritten with the rights of the user running the dispatch-conf or qpkg, which could be the root user. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id15647
published2004-11-08
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15647
titleGLSA-200411-13 : Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-13.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(15647);
  script_version("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1107", "CVE-2004-1108");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200411-13");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200411-13 : Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200411-13
(Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities)

    dispatch-conf and qpkg use predictable filenames for temporary files.
  
Impact :

    A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files
    directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When
    an affected script is called, this would result in the file to be
    overwritten with the rights of the user running the dispatch-conf or
    qpkg, which could be the root user.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200411-13"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Portage users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/portage-2.0.51-r3'
    All Gentoolkit users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-portage/gentoolkit-0.2.0_pre8-r1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gentoolkit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:portage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/11/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/11/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/11/07");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"sys-apps/portage", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.0.51-r3"), vulnerable:make_list("le 2.0.51-r2"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"app-portage/gentoolkit", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.2.0_pre10-r1", "rge 0.2.0_pre8-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("le 0.2.0_pre10"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_note(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Portage / Gentoolkit");
}