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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 >> Gain root remotely >> lpd, dvips and remote command execution Vulnerability Assessment Details
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lpd, dvips and remote command execution |
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Executes 'ping' on the remote host Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote lpd server calls dvips in insecure mode. A possible hacker may use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands remotely on this host. Solution : edit the file /usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters/dvi-to-ps.fpi and change the linethat specifies how 'dvips' is to be executed from : dvips -f $DVIPS_OPTIONS < $TMP_FILE to dvips -R -f $DVIPS_OPTIONS < $TMP_FILE Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 3241 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison |
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Router Components, Memory |
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