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GLSA-200804-12 : gnome-screensaver: Privilege escalation

2008-04-1700:00:00
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10

CVSS2

4.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

75.9%

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200804-12 (gnome-screensaver: Privilege escalation)

gnome-screensaver incorrectly handles the results of the getpwuid()     function in the file src/setuid.c when using directory servers (like     NIS) during a network outage, a similar issue to GLSA 200705-14.

Impact :

A local user can crash gnome-xscreensaver by preventing network     connectivity if the system uses a remote directory service for     credentials such as NIS or LDAP, which will unlock the screen.

Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-12.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(31959);
  script_version("1.18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0887");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200804-12");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200804-12 : gnome-screensaver: Privilege escalation");
  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-200804-12
(gnome-screensaver: Privilege escalation)

    gnome-screensaver incorrectly handles the results of the getpwuid()
    function in the file src/setuid.c when using directory servers (like
    NIS) during a network outage, a similar issue to GLSA 200705-14.
  
Impact :

    A local user can crash gnome-xscreensaver by preventing network
    connectivity if the system uses a remote directory service for
    credentials such as NIS or LDAP, which will unlock the screen.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200705-14"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200804-12"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All gnome-screensaver users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=gnome-extra/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-r3'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/04/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/04/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  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:"gnome-extra/gnome-screensaver", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.20.0-r3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.20.0-r3"))) 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, "gnome-screensaver");
}

CVSS2

4.7

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

75.9%