Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-3996 - Unspecified vulnerability in Cstr Festival

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
cstr
nessus
NVD
Published: 2010-11-05
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

festival_server in Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival, probably 2.0.95-beta and earlier, places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Cstr
6

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_1_FESTIVAL-101020.NASL
    descriptionfestival_server uses an unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Local users could exploit that to execute code as another user if that user runs festival_server. CVE-2010-3996 has been assigned to this issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id50316
    published2010-10-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50316
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : festival (openSUSE-SU-2010:0756-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update festival-3374.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(50316);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:37");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3996");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : festival (openSUSE-SU-2010:0756-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the festival-3374 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"festival_server uses an unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Local users could
exploit that to execute code as another user if that user runs
festival_server. CVE-2010-3996 has been assigned to this issue."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642507"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-10/msg00028.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected festival packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:novell:opensuse:festival");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:festival-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/10/24");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.1", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.1", reference:"festival-1.96-72.71.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.1", reference:"festival-devel-1.96-72.71.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "festival / festival-devel");
}
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201312-06.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201312-06 (Festival: Arbitrary code execution) A vulnerability in Festival Server has an incorrect path in LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to place a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory. Impact : A local attacker can execute arbitrary a Trojan horse shared library, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id71258
    published2013-12-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/71258
    titleGLSA-201312-06 : Festival: Arbitrary code execution
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201312-06.
#
# 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(71258);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/12 19:01:15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3996");
  script_bugtraq_id(44395);
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201312-06");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201312-06 : Festival: Arbitrary code execution");
  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-201312-06
(Festival: Arbitrary code execution)

    A vulnerability in Festival Server has an incorrect path in
      LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to place a Trojan horse shared
      library in the current working directory.
  
Impact :

    A local attacker can execute arbitrary a Trojan horse shared library,
      potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution and privilege
      escalation.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201312-06"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Festival users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-accessibility/festival-2.1'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/12/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/12/09");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 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:"app-accessibility/festival", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.1"))) 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, "Festival");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_FESTIVAL-101021.NASL
    descriptionfestival_server uses an unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Local users could exploit that to execute code as another user if that user runs festival_server. CVE-2010-3996 has been assigned to this issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75487
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75487
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : festival (openSUSE-SU-2010:0756-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update festival-3374.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(75487);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:39");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3996");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : festival (openSUSE-SU-2010:0756-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the festival-3374 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"festival_server uses an unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Local users could
exploit that to execute code as another user if that user runs
festival_server. CVE-2010-3996 has been assigned to this issue."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642507"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-10/msg00028.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected festival packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:novell:opensuse:festival");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:festival-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.3", reference:"festival-1.96-126.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.3", reference:"festival-devel-1.96-126.3.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "festival / festival-devel");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_2_FESTIVAL-101021.NASL
    descriptionfestival_server uses an unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Local users could exploit that to execute code as another user if that user runs festival_server. CVE-2010-3996 has been assigned to this issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id50317
    published2010-10-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50317
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : festival (openSUSE-SU-2010:0756-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update festival-3374.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(50317);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:38");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3996");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : festival (openSUSE-SU-2010:0756-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the festival-3374 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"festival_server uses an unsafe LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Local users could
exploit that to execute code as another user if that user runs
festival_server. CVE-2010-3996 has been assigned to this issue."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642507"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-10/msg00028.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected festival packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/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:novell:opensuse:festival");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:festival-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/10/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/10/24");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE11\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "11.2", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.2", reference:"festival-1.96-122.3.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE11.2", reference:"festival-devel-1.96-122.3.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "festival / festival-devel");
}

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