Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-1469 - Unspecified vulnerability in Peter D. Gray SUS 2.0/2.0.1

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
peter-d-gray
nessus

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the log function in SUS 2.0.2, and other versions before 2.0.6, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument that is passed directly to syslog.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Peter_D._Gray
2

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200409-17.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-17 (SUS: Local root vulnerability) Leon Juranic found a bug in the logging functionality of SUS that can lead to local privilege escalation. A format string vulnerability exists in the log() function due to an incorrect call to the syslog() function. Impact : An attacker with local user privileges can potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain root access. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id14725
published2004-09-15
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14725
titleGLSA-200409-17 : SUS: Local root vulnerability
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 200409-17.
#
# 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(14725);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:41");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1469");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200409-17");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200409-17 : SUS: Local root 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-200409-17
(SUS: Local root vulnerability)

    Leon Juranic found a bug in the logging functionality of SUS that can
    lead to local privilege escalation. A format string vulnerability
    exists in the log() function due to an incorrect call to the syslog()
    function.
  
Impact :

    An attacker with local user privileges can potentially exploit this
    vulnerability to gain root access.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://pdg.uow.edu.au/sus/CHANGES"
  );
  # http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375109/2004-09-11/2004-09-17/0
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375109/2004-09-11/2004-09-17/0"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200409-17"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All SUS users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge sync
    # emerge -pv '>=app-admin/sus-2.0.2-r1'
    # emerge '>=app-admin/sus-2.0.2-r1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/09/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/15");
  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:"app-admin/sus", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.0.2-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.0.2-r1"))) flag++;

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