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Debian DSA-4547-1 : tcpdump - security update

2019-10-2200:00:00
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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump, a command-line network traffic analyzer. These vulnerabilities might result in denial of service or, potentially, execution of arbitrary code.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4547. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(130135);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/17");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2018-10103",
    "CVE-2018-10105",
    "CVE-2018-14461",
    "CVE-2018-14462",
    "CVE-2018-14463",
    "CVE-2018-14464",
    "CVE-2018-14465",
    "CVE-2018-14466",
    "CVE-2018-14467",
    "CVE-2018-14468",
    "CVE-2018-14469",
    "CVE-2018-14470",
    "CVE-2018-14879",
    "CVE-2018-14880",
    "CVE-2018-14881",
    "CVE-2018-14882",
    "CVE-2018-16227",
    "CVE-2018-16228",
    "CVE-2018-16229",
    "CVE-2018-16230",
    "CVE-2018-16300",
    "CVE-2018-16451",
    "CVE-2018-16452",
    "CVE-2019-15166"
  );
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4547");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4547-1 : tcpdump - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump, a
command-line network traffic analyzer. These vulnerabilities might
result in denial of service or, potentially, execution of arbitrary
code.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/tcpdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/tcpdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/tcpdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the tcpdump packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been
fixed in version 4.9.3-1~deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 4.9.3-1~deb10u1.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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-2018-10105");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/10/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/10/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/10/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tcpdump");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0");
  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) 2019-2024 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("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:"10.0", prefix:"tcpdump", reference:"4.9.3-1~deb10u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"tcpdump", reference:"4.9.3-1~deb9u1")) 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_linuxtcpdumpp-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tcpdump
debiandebian_linux10.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
debiandebian_linux9.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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