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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200601-14] LibAST: Privilege escalation Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200601-14] LibAST: Privilege escalation |
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LibAST: Privilege escalation Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200601-14 (LibAST: Privilege escalation) Michael Jennings discovered an exploitable buffer overflow in the configuration engine of LibAST. Impact The vulnerability can be exploited to gain escalated rights if the application using LibAST is setuid/setgid and passes a specifically crafted filename to LibAST's configuration engine. Workaround Identify all applications linking against LibAST and verify they are not setuid/setgid. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0224 Solution: All users should upgrade to the latest version and run revdep-rebuild: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libast-0.7" # revdep-rebuild Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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