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Debian DLA-3611-1 : inetutils - LTS security update

2023-10-0800:00:00
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The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3611 advisory.

  • Insufficient validation of environment variables in the telnet client supplied in Junos OS can lead to stack-based buffer overflows, which can be exploited to bypass veriexec restrictions on Junos OS. A stack- based overflow is present in the handling of environment variables when connecting via the telnet client to remote telnet servers. This issue only affects the telnet client accessible from the CLI or shell in Junos OS. Inbound telnet services are not affected by this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S13; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D80; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D130, 14.1X53-D49; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S12, 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D170; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D237, 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D591, 15.1X53-D69; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S11, 16.1R7-S4; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3;
    17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R3; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D40; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2. (CVE-2019-0053)

  • GNU inetutils through 2.4 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id() family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the activities of the process. (CVE-2023-40303)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
#
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory dla-3611. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(182761);
  script_version("1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/10/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-0053", "CVE-2023-40303");

  script_name(english:"Debian DLA-3611-1 : inetutils - LTS security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
dla-3611 advisory.

  - Insufficient validation of environment variables in the telnet client supplied in Junos OS can lead to
    stack-based buffer overflows, which can be exploited to bypass veriexec restrictions on Junos OS. A stack-
    based overflow is present in the handling of environment variables when connecting via the telnet client
    to remote telnet servers. This issue only affects the telnet client  accessible from the CLI or shell 
    in Junos OS. Inbound telnet services are not affected by this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks
    Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S13; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D80; 14.1X53 versions
    prior to 14.1X53-D130, 14.1X53-D49; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S12, 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X49 versions prior
    to 15.1X49-D170; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D237, 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D591, 15.1X53-D69; 16.1
    versions prior to 16.1R3-S11, 16.1R7-S4; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3;
    17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4; 17.4 versions
    prior to 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S3; 18.2 versions prior to
    18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R3; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D40; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3,
    18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2. (CVE-2019-0053)

  - GNU inetutils through 2.4 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id()
    family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid
    system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the
    activities of the process. (CVE-2023-40303)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=945861");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/inetutils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3611");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-0053");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-40303");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/inetutils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the inetutils packages.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-0053");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-40303");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/07/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/10/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ftp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ftpd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-inetd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ping");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-syslogd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-talk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-talkd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-telnet");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-telnetd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-traceroute");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

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

var debian_release = get_kb_item('Host/Debian/release');
if ( isnull(debian_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian');
debian_release = chomp(debian_release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(10)\.[0-9]+", string:debian_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Debian 10.0', 'Debian ' + debian_release);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Debian', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-ftp', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-ftpd', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-inetd', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-ping', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-syslogd', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-talk', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-talkd', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-telnet', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-telnetd', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-tools', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'},
    {'release': '10.0', 'prefix': 'inetutils-traceroute', 'reference': '2:1.9.4-7+deb10u3'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var _release = NULL;
  var prefix = NULL;
  var reference = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['prefix'])) prefix = package_array['prefix'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (_release && prefix && reference) {
    if (deb_check(release:_release, prefix:prefix, reference:reference)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : deb_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = deb_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'inetutils-ftp / inetutils-ftpd / inetutils-inetd / inetutils-ping / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
debiandebian_linux10.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-ftpp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ftp
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-ftpdp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ftpd
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-inetdp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-inetd
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-pingp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-ping
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-syslogdp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-syslogd
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-talkp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-talk
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-talkdp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-talkd
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-telnetp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-telnet
debiandebian_linuxinetutils-telnetdp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:inetutils-telnetd
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