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- # This script was automatically generated from the dsa-428
- # 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 = '
- A vulnerability was discovered in slocate, a program to index and
- search for files, whereby a specially crafted database could overflow
- a heap-based buffer. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local
- attacker to gain the privileges of the "slocate" group, which can
- access the global database containing a list of pathnames of all files
- on the system, including those which should only be visible to
- privileged users.
- This problem, and a category of potential similar problems, have been
- fixed by modifying slocate to drop privileges before reading a
- user-supplied database.
- For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been
- fixed in version 2.6-1.3.2.
- For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
- Refer to Debian bug #226103
- for status information.
- We recommend that you update your slocate package.
-
-
- Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428
- Risk factor : High';
-
- if (description) {
- script_id(15265);
- script_version("$Revision: 1.4 $");
- script_xref(name: "DSA", value: "428");
- script_cve_id("CAN-2003-0848");
- script_bugtraq_id(8780);
- script_xref(name: "CERT", value: "441956");
-
- script_description(english: desc);
- script_copyright(english: "This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi");
- script_name(english: "[DSA428] DSA-428-1 slocate");
- 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-428-1 slocate");
- exit(0);
- }
-
- include("debian_package.inc");
-
- w = 0;
- if (deb_check(prefix: 'slocate', release: '3.0', reference: '2.6-1.3.2')) {
- w ++;
- if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package slocate is vulnerable in Debian 3.0.\nUpgrade to slocate_2.6-1.3.2\n');
- }
- if (deb_check(prefix: 'slocate', release: '3.0', reference: '2.6-1.3.2')) {
- w ++;
- if (report_verbosity > 0) desc = strcat(desc, '\nThe package slocate is vulnerable in Debian woody.\nUpgrade to slocate_2.6-1.3.2\n');
- }
- if (w) { security_hole(port: 0, data: desc); }
-