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Debian DSA-1580-1 : phpgedview - programming error

2008-05-2200:00:00
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It was discovered that phpGedView, an application to provide online access to genealogical data, allowed remote attackers to gain administrator privileges due to a programming error.

Note: this problem was a fundamental design flaw in the interface (API) to connect phpGedView with external programs like content management systems. Resolving this problem was only possible by completely reworking the API, which is not considered appropriate for a security update. Since these are peripheral functions probably not used by the large majority of package users, it was decided to remove these interfaces. If you require that interface nonetheless, you are advised to use a version of phpGedView backported from Debian Lenny, which has a completely redesigned API.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1580. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(32402);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2064");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1580");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1580-1 : phpgedview - programming error");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"It was discovered that phpGedView, an application to provide online
access to genealogical data, allowed remote attackers to gain
administrator privileges due to a programming error.

Note: this problem was a fundamental design flaw in the interface
(API) to connect phpGedView with external programs like content
management systems. Resolving this problem was only possible by
completely reworking the API, which is not considered appropriate for
a security update. Since these are peripheral functions probably not
used by the large majority of package users, it was decided to remove
these interfaces. If you require that interface nonetheless, you are
advised to use a version of phpGedView backported from Debian Lenny,
which has a completely redesigned API."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1580"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the phpgedview package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.0.2.dfsg-4."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpgedview");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/05/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/05/22");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");

  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:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview-languages", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview-places", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"phpgedview-themes", reference:"4.0.2.dfsg-4")) 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");
VendorProductVersionCPE
debiandebian_linuxphpgedviewp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:phpgedview
debiandebian_linux4.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0