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FreeBSD : fail2ban -- possible RCE vulnerability in mailing action using mailutils (c848059a-318b-11ec-aa15-0800270512f4)

2021-10-2800:00:00
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freebsd
fail2ban
rce
vulnerability
mailing action
mailutils
c848059a-318b-11ec-aa15-0800270512f4
command execution
security update
cve-2021-32749
exploit

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.018

Percentile

88.1%

Jakub Zoczek reports :

Command mail from mailutils package used in mail actions like mail-whois can execute command if unescaped sequences (\n~) are available in ‘foreign’ input (for instance in whois output).

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(154659);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/11/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-32749");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : fail2ban -- possible RCE vulnerability in mailing action using mailutils (c848059a-318b-11ec-aa15-0800270512f4)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Jakub Zoczek reports :

Command mail from mailutils package used in mail actions like
mail-whois can execute command if unescaped sequences (\n~) are
available in 'foreign' input (for instance in whois output).");
  # https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/security/advisories/GHSA-m985-3f3v-cwmm
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cce168c5");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?413d2a7f");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  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:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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-2021-32749");

  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:"2021/07/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/10/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/10/28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-fail2ban");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-fail2ban");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-fail2ban");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-fail2ban");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-fail2ban");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py36-fail2ban<0.11.2_3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py37-fail2ban<0.11.2_3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py38-fail2ban<0.11.2_3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py39-fail2ban<0.11.2_3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"py310-fail2ban<0.11.2_3")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

8.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.018

Percentile

88.1%