Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Updated util-linux-ng packages fix log injection issue |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:114 | First vendor Publication | 2008-06-13 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-06-13 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events. The updated packages have been patched to fix the issue. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:114 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-94 | Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection') |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9833 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9833 | ||
| Title: | Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events, as demonstrated by appending an "addr=" statement to the login name, aka "audit log injection." | ||
| Description: | Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events, as demonstrated by appending an "addr=" statement to the login name, aka "audit log injection." | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1926 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 5 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-05-20 | Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0981 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0981.nasl |
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for util-linux-ng MDVSA-2008:114 (util-linux-ng) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_114.nasl |
| 2009-02-17 | Name : Fedora Update for util-linux-ng FEDORA-2008-3419 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_3419_util-linux-ng_fc8.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 44656 | util-linux-ng login-utils/login.c Audit Log Injection |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2009-0981.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-05-19 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0981.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-114.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-05-01 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-3419.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:39:26 |
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