Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4748. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(139812);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/02/23");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2020-16287",
"CVE-2020-16288",
"CVE-2020-16289",
"CVE-2020-16290",
"CVE-2020-16291",
"CVE-2020-16292",
"CVE-2020-16293",
"CVE-2020-16294",
"CVE-2020-16295",
"CVE-2020-16296",
"CVE-2020-16297",
"CVE-2020-16298",
"CVE-2020-16299",
"CVE-2020-16300",
"CVE-2020-16301",
"CVE-2020-16302",
"CVE-2020-16303",
"CVE-2020-16304",
"CVE-2020-16305",
"CVE-2020-16306",
"CVE-2020-16307",
"CVE-2020-16308",
"CVE-2020-16309",
"CVE-2020-16310",
"CVE-2020-17538"
);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4748");
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2020-B-0046-S");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4748-1 : ghostscript - security update");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter which could result in denial of service and
potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document
files are processed.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ghostscript");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/ghostscript");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the ghostscript packages.
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-16303");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2020/08/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2020/08/26");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2020-2024 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:"ghostscript", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"ghostscript-dbg", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"ghostscript-doc", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"ghostscript-x", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"libgs-dev", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"libgs9", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"libgs9-common", reference:"9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4")) 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 | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | ghostscript | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ghostscript |
debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16287
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16288
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16289
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16290
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16291
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16292
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16293
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16294
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16295
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16296
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16297
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16298
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16299
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16300
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16301
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16302
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16303
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16304
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16305
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16306
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16307
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16308
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16309
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16310
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-17538
packages.debian.org/source/buster/ghostscript
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ghostscript
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748