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Fedora 25 : ark (2017-77ab791c90)

🗓️ 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The remote Fedora host is missing a security update for the ark package (2017-77ab791c90) which can cause unintended execution of scripts and executable file

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27 Mar 201715:00
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7 Oct 202500:30
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[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: ark-16.08.3-2.fc25
19 Jan 201705:57
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GLSA-201701-69 : Ark: Unintended execution of scripts and executable files
30 Jan 201700:00
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17 Jan 201700:00
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29 Jan 201700:00
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2017-77ab791c90.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(96617);
  script_version("3.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/05");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5330");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2017-77ab791c90");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 25 : ark (2017-77ab791c90)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"CVE-2017-5330 ark: Unintended execution of scripts and executable
files

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as
possible without introducing additional issues.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-77ab791c90");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected ark package.");
  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-2017-5330");

  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:"2017/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/01/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^25([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 25", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC25", reference:"ark-16.08.3-2.fc25")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "ark");
}

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