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- # This script was automatically generated from the dsa-059
- # Debian Security Advisory
- # It is released under the Nessus Script Licence.
- # Advisory is copyright 1997-2004 Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
- # See http://www.debian.org/license
- # DSA2nasl Convertor is copyright 2004 Michel Arboi
-
- if (! defined_func('bn_random')) exit(0);
-
- desc = '
- Luki R. reported a bug in man-db: it did not handle nested calls of
- drop_effective_privs() and regain_effective_privs() correctly which
- would cause it to regain privileges too early. This could be abused
- to make man create files as user man.
-
- This has been fixed in version 2.3.16-4, and we recommend that you
- upgrade your man-db package immediately. If you use suidmanager you
- can also use that to make sure man and mandb are not installed suid
- which protects you from this problem. This can be done with the
- following commands:
-
-
- suidregister /usr/lib/man-db/man root root 0755
- suidregister /usr/lib/man-db/mandb root root 0755
-
-
-
- Of course even when using suidmanager an upgrade is still strongly
- recommended.
-
-
-
- Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-059
- Risk factor : High';
-
- if (description) {
- script_id(14896);
- script_version("$Revision: 1.4 $");
- script_xref(name: "DSA", value: "059");
- script_cve_id("CAN-2001-1331");
- script_bugtraq_id(2720, 2815);
-
- script_description(english: desc);
- script_copyright(english: "This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi");
- script_name(english: "[DSA059] DSA-059-1 man-db");
- script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
- script_family(english: "Debian Local Security Checks");
- script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
- script_require_keys("Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
- script_summary(english: "DSA-059-1 man-db");
- exit(0);
- }
-
- include("debian_package.inc");
-
- w = 0;
- if (deb_check(prefix: 'man-db', release: '2.2', reference: '2.3.16-4')) {
- w ++;
- if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package man-db is vulnerable in Debian 2.2.\nUpgrade to man-db_2.3.16-4\n');
- }
- if (w) { security_hole(port: 0, data: desc); }
-