10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.055 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.2%
The remote host has a version of Viscosity VPN client installed that has a path name validation flaw in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper binary. This flaw can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(65700);
script_version("1.4");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14 1:59:36");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4284");
script_bugtraq_id(55002);
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"20485");
script_name(english:"Viscosity ViscosityHelper Symlink Attack Local Privilege Escalation");
script_summary(english:"Checks version of Viscosity");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host has a version of Viscosity VPN client installed that
has a path name validation flaw in the setuid-set ViscosityHelper
binary. This flaw can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root
privileges."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/releasenotes/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Viscosity 1.4.2 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Viscosity setuid-set ViscosityHelper Privilege Escalation');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'D2ExploitPack');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/08/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/08/30");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/a:sparklabs:viscosity");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("macosx_viscosity_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("MacOSX/Viscosity/Installed");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
kb_base = "MacOSX/Viscosity";
get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Installed");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version", exit_code:1);
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path", exit_code:1);
# ensure only numerical portion of string is used in check
item = eregmatch(pattern:"^([0-9.]+)", string:version);
if (isnull(item)) exit(1, "Unable to parse version string.");
fix = "1.4.2";
if (ver_compare(ver:item[1], fix:fix, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
info +=
'\n Path : ' + path +
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Fixed version : ' + fix + '\n';
security_hole(port:0, extra:info);
}
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "Viscosity", version, path);
10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.055 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.2%