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GLSA-201206-32 : Links: SSL verification vulnerability

🗓️ 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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SSL verification vulnerability in Links, including unspecified vulnerabilitie

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Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-32.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(59705);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_bugtraq_id(33108);
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201206-32");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201206-32 : Links: SSL verification vulnerability");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201206-32
(Links: SSL verification vulnerability)

    A SSL verification vulnerability and two unspecified vulnerabilities
      have been discovered in Links. Please review the Secunia Advisory
      referenced below for details.
  
Impact :

    An attacker might conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. The unspecified
      errors could allow for out-of-bounds reads and writes.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  # https://secunia.com/Advisories/33391/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com//Advisories/33391/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-32"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Links users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/links-2.6'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:ND");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:links");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/06/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/06/26");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

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

  exit(0);
}


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

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/links", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.6"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.6"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Links");
}

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