Multiple heap buffer over reads were discovered in freexl, a library to read Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, which could result in denial of service.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4129. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(107121);
script_version("3.4");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/03/05 11:33:43");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-7435", "CVE-2018-7436", "CVE-2018-7437", "CVE-2018-7438", "CVE-2018-7439");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4129");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4129-1 : freexl - security update");
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:
"Multiple heap buffer over reads were discovered in freexl, a library
to read Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, which could result in denial of
service."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freexl"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/freexl"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/freexl"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4129"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the freexl packages.
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been
fixed in version 1.0.0g-1+deb8u5.
For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.0.2-2+deb9u2."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freexl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/02/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/03/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 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:"8.0", prefix:"libfreexl-dev", reference:"1.0.0g-1+deb8u5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libfreexl1", reference:"1.0.0g-1+deb8u5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"8.0", prefix:"libfreexl1-dbg", reference:"1.0.0g-1+deb8u5")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libfreexl-dev", reference:"1.0.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libfreexl1", reference:"1.0.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libfreexl1-dbg", reference:"1.0.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_warning(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version |
---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | freexl |
debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7435
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7436
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7437
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7438
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7439
packages.debian.org/source/jessie/freexl
packages.debian.org/source/stretch/freexl
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freexl
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4129