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Debian DSA-644-1 : chbg - buffer overflow

2005-01-18T00:00:00
ID DEBIAN_DSA-644.NASL
Type nessus
Reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Modified 2019-12-02T00:00:00

Description

Danny Lungstrom discovered a vulnerability in chbg, a tool to change background pictures. A maliciously crafted configuration/scenario file could overflow a buffer and lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the victim

                                        
                                            #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-644. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(16186);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1264");
  script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"644");

  script_name(english:"Debian DSA-644-1 : chbg - buffer overflow");
  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:
"Danny Lungstrom discovered a vulnerability in chbg, a tool to change
background pictures. A maliciously crafted configuration/scenario file
could overflow a buffer and lead to the execution of arbitrary code on
the victim's machine."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=285904"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-644"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Upgrade the chbg package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.5-1woody1."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chbg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/01/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/01/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/12/16");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  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:"3.0", prefix:"chbg", reference:"1.5-1woody1")) 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");
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