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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-17.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-17.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4daaa7c6ae16 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-17.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200409-17"> + <title>SUS: Local root vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + SUS contains a string format bug that could lead to local privilege + escalation. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">SUS</product> + <announced>2004-09-14</announced> + <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised> + <bug>63927</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/sus" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SUS is a utility that allows regular users to be able to execute + certain commands as root. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Leon Juranic found a bug in the logging functionality of SUS that can + lead to local privilege escalation. A format string vulnerability + exists in the log() function due to an incorrect call to the syslog() + function. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker with local user privileges can potentially exploit this + vulnerability to gain root access. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SUS users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=app-admin/sus-2.0.2-r1" + # emerge ">=app-admin/sus-2.0.2-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://pdg.uow.edu.au/sus/CHANGES">SUS ChangeLog</uri> + <uri link="http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/375109/2004-09-11/2004-09-17/0">BugTraq Advisory</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1469">CVE-2004-1469</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-09-13T21:20:06Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-09-14T00:10:33Z"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2004-09-14T10:08:46Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |