Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-4791 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Novell Suse Linux 10.0

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
novell
nessus

Summary

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in SUSE Linux 10.0 cause the working directory to be added to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) liferea or (2) banshee.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Novell
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2007-3701.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to stable 1.4.x, and fixes CVE-2005-4791 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id28340
    published2007-11-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/28340
    titleFedora 8 : liferea-1.4.8-1.fc8 (2007-3701)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2007-3701.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(28340);
      script_version ("1.19");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:26");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-4791");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2007-3701");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 8 : liferea-1.4.8-1.fc8 (2007-3701)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Update to stable 1.4.x, and fixes CVE-2005-4791
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=366421"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393301"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2007-November/005391.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a3392392"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected liferea and / or liferea-debuginfo packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:liferea");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:liferea-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:8");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/11/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/11/29");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 8.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC8", reference:"liferea-1.4.8-1.fc8")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC8", reference:"liferea-debuginfo-1.4.8-1.fc8")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_note(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "liferea / liferea-debuginfo");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2007-3733.NASL
    descriptionUpdate to 1.4.8, and fixes LD_LIBRARY_PATH security bug. CVE-2006-4791 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id28341
    published2007-11-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/28341
    titleFedora 7 : liferea-1.4.8-1.fc7 (2007-3733)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2007-3733.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(28341);
      script_version ("1.13");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:26");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2005-4791");
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2007-3733");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 7 : liferea-1.4.8-1.fc7 (2007-3733)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Update to 1.4.8, and fixes LD_LIBRARY_PATH security bug. CVE-2006-4791
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393291"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2007-November/005356.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2ab2b2b0"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected liferea and / or liferea-debuginfo packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:liferea");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:liferea-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:7");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/11/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/11/29");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 7.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC7", reference:"liferea-1.4.8-1.fc7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC7", reference:"liferea-debuginfo-1.4.8-1.fc7")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_note(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "liferea / liferea-debuginfo");
    }