Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in fwsnort before 1.6.4, when not running as root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse fwsnort.conf in the current working directory.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | fwsnort | 1.6.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | fwsnort | 1.6.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | fwsnort | 1.6.4-1 | — |
References
- https://github.com/mrash/fwsnort/blob/master/ChangeLog
- FEDORA-2014-1975 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2014-1972 vendor-advisory
- 102822 vdb-entry
- 65341 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/mrash/fwsnort/commit/fa977453120cc48e1654f373311f9cac468d3348
- [oss-security] 20140203 CVE-2014-0039: fwsnort loaded configuration file from cwd when run as a non-root user mailing-list