Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2811 - Local Security vulnerability in Net-SNMP

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
net-snmp
nessus

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Net-SNMP 5.2.1.2 and earlier, on Gentoo Linux, installs certain Perl modules with an insecure DT_RPATH, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200509-05.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-05 (Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH) James Cloos reported that Perl modules from the Net-SNMP package look for libraries in an untrusted location. This is due to a flaw in the Gentoo package, and not the Net-SNMP suite. Impact : A local attacker (member of the portage group) may be able to create a shared object that would be loaded by the Net-SNMP Perl modules, executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the Perl script. Workaround : Limit group portage access to trusted users.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id19670
published2005-09-12
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19670
titleGLSA-200509-05 : Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH
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 200509-05.
#
# 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(19670);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2811");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200509-05");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200509-05 : Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH");
  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-200509-05
(Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH)

    James Cloos reported that Perl modules from the Net-SNMP package look
    for libraries in an untrusted location. This is due to a flaw in the
    Gentoo package, and not the Net-SNMP suite.
  
Impact :

    A local attacker (member of the portage group) may be able to create a
    shared object that would be loaded by the Net-SNMP Perl modules,
    executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
    Perl script.
  
Workaround :

    Limit group portage access to trusted users."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200509-05"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Net-SNMP users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.2.1.2-r1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/09/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/09/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/09/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 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:"net-analyzer/net-snmp", unaffected:make_list("ge 5.2.1.2-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 5.2.1.2-r1"))) flag++;

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