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#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-11.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 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(14567);
script_version("1.17");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1445");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200408-11");
script_name(english:"GLSA-200408-11 : Nessus: 'adduser' race condition vulnerability");
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-200408-11
(Nessus: 'adduser' race condition vulnerability)
A race condition can occur in 'nessus-adduser' if the user has not
configured their TMPDIR variable.
Impact :
A malicious user could exploit this bug to escalate privileges to the
rights of the user running 'nessus-adduser'.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to
upgrade to the latest available version of Nessus."
);
# http://secunia.com/advisories/12127/
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/12127/"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-11"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All Nessus users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=net-analyzer/nessus-2.0.12'
# emerge '>=net-analyzer/nessus-2.0.12'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nessus");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/08/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/08/30");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
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:"net-analyzer/nessus", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.0.12"), vulnerable:make_list("le 2.0.11"))) 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, "Nessus");
}
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