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Amazon Linux AMI : subversion / mod_dav_svn (ALAS-2017-794)

2017-02-0700:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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It was discovered that Subversion’s mod_dontdothat module and Subversion clients using http(s):// are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion.
An authenticated remote attacker can cause denial-of-service conditions on the server using mod_dontdothat by sending a specially crafted REPORT request. The attack does not require access to a particular repository.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2017-794.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(97024);
  script_version("3.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/04/18 15:09:36");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-8734");
  script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2017-794");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : subversion / mod_dav_svn (ALAS-2017-794)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"It was discovered that Subversion's mod_dontdothat module and
Subversion clients using http(s):// are vulnerable to a
denial-of-service attack caused by exponential XML entity expansion.
An authenticated remote attacker can cause denial-of-service
conditions on the server using mod_dontdothat by sending a specially
crafted REPORT request. The attack does not require access to a
particular repository."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-794.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Run 'yum update subversion' to update your system.

Run 'yum update mod_dav_svn' to update your system."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_dav_svn");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_dav_svn");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_dav_svn-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-javahl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-python26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-python27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/02/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/02/07");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "A")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"mod24_dav_svn-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"mod_dav_svn-1.9.5-2.53.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"mod_dav_svn-debuginfo-1.9.5-2.53.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-debuginfo-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-devel-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-javahl-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-libs-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-perl-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-python26-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-python27-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-ruby-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"subversion-tools-1.9.5-1.56.amzn1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "mod24_dav_svn / mod_dav_svn / mod_dav_svn-debuginfo / subversion / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
amazonlinuxmod24_dav_svnp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod24_dav_svn
amazonlinuxmod_dav_svnp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_dav_svn
amazonlinuxmod_dav_svn-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_dav_svn-debuginfo
amazonlinuxsubversionp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion
amazonlinuxsubversion-debuginfop-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-debuginfo
amazonlinuxsubversion-develp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-devel
amazonlinuxsubversion-javahlp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-javahl
amazonlinuxsubversion-libsp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-libs
amazonlinuxsubversion-perlp-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-perl
amazonlinuxsubversion-python26p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:subversion-python26
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