| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to perl
announced via advisory MDKSA-2005:031.
Jeroen van Wolffelaar discovered that the rmtree() function in the perl
File::Path module would remove directories in an insecure manner which
could lead to the removal of arbitrary files and directories via a
symlink attack (CVE-2004-0452).
Trustix developers discovered several insecure uses of temporary files
in many modules which could allow a local attacker to overwrite files
via symlink attacks (CVE-2004-0976).
KF discovered two vulnerabilities involving setuid-enabled perl
scripts. By setting the PERLIO_DEBUG environment variable and calling
an arbitrary setuid-root perl script, an attacker could overwrite
arbitrary files with perl debug messages (CVE-2005-0155). As well,
calling a setuid-root perl script with a very long path would cause a
buffer overflow if PERLIO_DEBUG was set, which could be exploited to
execute arbitrary files with root privileges (CVE-2005-0156).
The provided packages have been patched to resolve these problems.
Affected versions: 10.0, 10.1, 9.2, Corporate 3.0,
Corporate Server 2.1
Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2005:031
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0452
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0976
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0155
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0156
Risk factor : Medium
CVSS Score:
4.6
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