Lucene search
+L

Debian DLA-1173-1 : procmail security update

🗓️ 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 42 Views

Debian security update for procmail heap-based buffer overflow

Related
Refs
Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DLA-1173-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(104676);
  script_version("3.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16844");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-1173-1 : procmail security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It was discovered that there was a heap-based buffer overflow in
procmail, a tool used to sort incoming mail into various directories
and filter out spam messages.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in procmail version
3.22-20+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your procmail packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description
block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted
to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without
introducing additional issues.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00019.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/procmail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the affected procmail package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-16844");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/11/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/11/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:procmail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2025 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"procmail", reference:"3.22-20+deb7u2")) flag++;

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

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

13 Nov 2025 00:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.12524
42