According to Christian Hammers :
[mysqlhotcopy created] temporary files in /tmp which had predictable filenames and such could be used for a tempfile run attack.
Jeroen van Wolffelaar is credited with discovering the issue.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
# disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
# published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
# RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
# distribution.
#
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(37724);
script_version("1.13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0457");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"540");
script_name(english:"FreeBSD : mysql -- mysqlhotcopy insecure temporary file creation (0c4d5973-f2ab-11d8-9837-000c41e2cdad)");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"According to Christian Hammers :
[mysqlhotcopy created] temporary files in /tmp which had predictable
filenames and such could be used for a tempfile run attack.
Jeroen van Wolffelaar is credited with discovering the issue."
);
# http://lists.mysql.com/internals/15185
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://lists.mysql.com/internals/15185"
);
# https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/0c4d5973-f2ab-11d8-9837-000c41e2cdad.html
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?dd2b0074"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
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:freebsd:freebsd:mysql-scripts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/08/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/08/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mysql-scripts<=3.23.58")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mysql-scripts>4<=4.0.20")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mysql-scripts>4.1<=4.1.3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"mysql-scripts>5<=5.0.0_1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
freebsd | freebsd | mysql-scripts | p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mysql-scripts |
freebsd | freebsd | cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd |