The 'gparted' package on Ubuntu 12.04 is missing an update to fix a vulnerability that could allow a local attacker to run arbitrary commands as the administrator
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 15 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | CVE-2014-7208 | 19 Dec 201415:59 | – | cve |
![]() | GParted 0.14.1 - OS Command Execution | 23 Dec 201400:00 | – | exploitpack |
![]() | CVE-2014-7208 | 19 Dec 201415:59 | – | nvd |
![]() | Command injection | 19 Dec 201415:59 | – | prion |
![]() | Advisory ROSA-SA-2021-1848 | 2 Jul 202116:58 | – | rosalinux |
![]() | GParted 0.14.1 - OS Command Execution Vulnerability | 23 Dec 201400:00 | – | zdt |
![]() | GParted 0.14.1 - OS Command Execution | 23 Dec 201400:00 | – | exploitdb |
![]() | SEC Consult SA-20141218-1 :: OS command execution vulnerability in GParted | 22 Dec 201400:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | GParted code execution | 22 Dec 201400:00 | – | securityvulns |
![]() | GParted vulnerability | 14 Jan 201500:00 | – | ubuntu |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2471-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842057");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-7208");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-01-23 11:58:42 +0000 (Fri, 23 Jan 2015)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:05+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:05 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2471-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU12\.04\ LTS");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2471-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2471-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'gparted' package(s) announced via the USN-2471-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Wolfgang Ettlinger discovered that GParted incorrectly filtered shell
metacharacters when running external commands. A local attacker could use
this issue with a crafted filesystem label to run arbitrary commands as the
administrator.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'gparted' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"gparted", ver:"0.11.0-2ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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