Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-2542 - Denial-Of-Service vulnerability in TI KAN Xmcd 2.6.17.1

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
ti-kan
nessus
NVD
Published: 2006-05-23
Updated: 2017-07-20

Summary

xmcdconfig in xmcd for Debian GNU/Linux 2.6-17.1 creates /var/lib/cddb and /var/lib/xmcd/discog with world writable permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ti_Kan
1

Nessus

NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1086.NASL
descriptionThe xmcdconfig creates directories world-writeable allowing local users to fill the /usr and /var partition and hence cause a denial of service. This problem has been half-fixed since version 2.3-1.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id22628
published2006-10-14
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22628
titleDebian DSA-1086-1 : xmcd - design flaw
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1086. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(22628);
  script_version("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2542");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1086");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1086-1 : xmcd - design flaw");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The xmcdconfig creates directories world-writeable allowing local
users to fill the /usr and /var partition and hence cause a denial of
service. This problem has been half-fixed since version 2.3-1."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=366816"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1086"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the xmcd package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6-14woody1.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6-17sarge1."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xmcd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/06/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/10/14");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"cddb", reference:"2.6-14woody1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"xmcd", reference:"2.6-14woody1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"cddb", reference:"2.6-17sarge1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"3.1", prefix:"xmcd", reference:"2.6-17sarge1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
  else security_note(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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