The Qualys Research Labs reported a flaw in Exim, a mail transport agent. Improper validation of the recipient address in the deliver_message() function may result in the execution of arbitrary commands.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4456. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(125742);
script_version("1.15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/12/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-10149");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4456");
script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/07/10");
script_xref(name:"CISA-NCAS", value:"AA22-011A");
script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2020-0129");
script_xref(name:"CEA-ID", value:"CEA-2019-0413");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4456-1 : exim4 - 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:
"The Qualys Research Labs reported a flaw in Exim, a mail transport
agent. Improper validation of the recipient address in the
deliver_message() function may result in the execution of arbitrary
commands."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/exim4"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/exim4"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4456"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the exim4 packages.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.89-2+deb9u4."
);
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:H/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:H/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-10149");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Exim 4.87 - 4.91 Local Privilege Escalation');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/06/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/06/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/06/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2022 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:"9.0", prefix:"exim4", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-base", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-config", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-daemon-heavy", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-daemon-heavy-dbg", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-daemon-light", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-daemon-light-dbg", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-dbg", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"exim4-dev", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"eximon4", reference:"4.89-2+deb9u4")) 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");
Vendor | Product | Version |
---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | exim4 |
debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |