Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-3291 - Unspecified vulnerability in Stani Stanis Python Editor 0.7.5

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
stani
nessus

Summary

Stani's Python Editor (SPE) 0.7.5 is installed with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying executable files.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Stani
1

Nessus

NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200510-13.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200510-13 (SPE: Insecure file permissions) It was reported that due to an oversight all SPE
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id20033
published2005-10-19
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/20033
titleGLSA-200510-13 : SPE: Insecure file permissions
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 200510-13.
#
# 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(20033);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:42");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-3291");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200510-13");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200510-13 : SPE: Insecure file permissions");
  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-200510-13
(SPE: Insecure file permissions)

    It was reported that due to an oversight all SPE's files are set as
    world-writeable.
  
Impact :

    A local attacker could modify the executable files, causing arbitrary
    code to be executed with the permissions of the user running SPE.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-13"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All SPE users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-util/spe"
  );
  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:spe");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/10/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/10/15");
  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:"dev-util/spe", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.7.5c-r1", "rge 0.5.1f-r1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.7.5c-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, "SPE");
}