Debian Security Advisory
DSA-725-2 ppxp -- missing privilege release
- Date Reported:
- 19 May 2005
- Affected Packages:
- ppxp
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-0392.
- More information:
-
Jens Steube discovered that ppxp, yet another PPP program, does not release root privileges when opening potentially user supplied log files. This can be tricked into opening a root shell.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2001080415-6woody2 (DSA 725-1).
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2001080415-10sarge2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2001080415-11.
We recommend that you upgrade your ppxp package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-6woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-6woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-6woody2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-6woody2_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp_0.2001080415-10sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-tcltk_0.2001080415-10sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-x11_0.2001080415-10sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppxp/ppxp-dev_0.2001080415-10sarge2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.