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HistoryNov 01, 2019 - 12:00 a.m.

Debian DSA-4557-1 : libarchive - security update

2019-11-0100:00:00
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A use-after-free was found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code is a malformed archive is processed.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4557. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(130438);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-18408");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4557");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4557-1 : libarchive - security update");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A use-after-free was found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and
compression library, which could result in denial of service and
potentially the execution of arbitrary code is a malformed archive is
processed.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libarchive");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libarchive");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/libarchive");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4557");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the libarchive packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 3.2.2-2+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.3.3-4+deb10u1.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N/I:N/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-2019-18408");

  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:"2019/10/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/10/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/11/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive");
  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:"bsdcpio", reference:"3.3.3-4+deb10u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"bsdtar", reference:"3.3.3-4+deb10u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"libarchive-dev", reference:"3.3.3-4+deb10u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"libarchive-tools", reference:"3.3.3-4+deb10u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"libarchive13", reference:"3.3.3-4+deb10u1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"bsdcpio", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"bsdtar", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libarchive-dev", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libarchive-tools", reference:"3.2.2-2+deb9u2")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"9.0", prefix:"libarchive13", reference:"3.2.2-2+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");
VendorProductVersionCPE
debiandebian_linuxlibarchivep-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive
debiandebian_linux10.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
debiandebian_linux9.0cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0