AIX 6.1 TL 9 : malloc (IV62805)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security
# Advisory malloc_advisory.asc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(77263);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/04/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-3074");
  script_bugtraq_id(68296);

  script_name(english:"AIX 6.1 TL 9 : malloc (IV62805)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for APAR IV62805.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It has been identified that the runtime linker allows privilege
escalation via arbitrary file writes with elevated privileges
programs. When MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment variables
are set with bucket statistics options and by executing certain setuid
programs, a non-privileged user may able to create a root owned file
with 666 permission.

In AIX6.1 and above, a local user can also exploit this error using
the _LIB_INIT_DBG and _LIB_INIT_DBG_FILE environment variables.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Install the appropriate interim fix. If interim fix IV60935s3a is
already installed, it must be removed (via instructions in the
advisory) before installing the correct interim fix.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/06/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/06/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/08/20");

  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2023 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/AIX/lslpp", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/version");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("aix.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

if ( get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure" ) ) exit(0, "This iFix check is disabled because : "+get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure") );

flag = 0;

if (aix_check_ifix(release:"6.1", ml:"09", sp:"03", patch:"IV62805s3a", package:"bos.rte.libc", minfilesetver:"6.1.9.0", maxfilesetver:"6.1.9.15") < 0) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");