Remote execution of arbitrary code in libmm
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2916-1) | 27 Apr 201400:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0190) | 28 Jan 202200:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian Security Advisory DSA 2916-1 (libmms - security update) | 28 Apr 201400:00 | – | openvas |
Debian | [SECURITY] [DSA 2916-1] libmms security update | 28 Apr 201416:47 | – | debian |
NVD | CVE-2014-2892 | 22 Apr 201414:23 | – | nvd |
Tenable Nessus | Debian DSA-2916-1 : libmms - security update | 29 Apr 201400:00 | – | nessus |
Tenable Nessus | openSUSE Security Update : libmms (openSUSE-SU-2014:0590-1) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus |
UbuntuCve | CVE-2014-2892 | 22 Apr 201400:00 | – | ubuntucve |
Mageia | Updated libmms packages fix CVE-2014-2892 | 23 Apr 201420:16 | – | mageia |
Cvelist | CVE-2014-2892 | 22 Apr 201414:00 | – | cvelist |
Source | Link |
---|---|
security | www.security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-29 |
cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%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 201612-29.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 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(95697);
script_version("3.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-2892");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201612-29");
script_name(english:"GLSA-201612-29 : libmms: Remote execution of arbitrary code");
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-201612-29
(libmms: Remote execution of arbitrary code)
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the get_answer function
within mmsh.c of libmms.
Impact :
A remote attacker might send a specially crafted MMS over HTTP (MMSH)
response, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-29"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All libmms users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libmms-0.6.4'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libmms");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/12");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
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:"media-libs/libmms", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.6.4"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.6.4"))) 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, "libmms");
}
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