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

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN

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");
}