Max Vozeler discovered that pstopnm, a part of the netpbm graphics utility suite, would call the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted PostScript files without using the -dSAFER option when converting a PostScript file into a PBM, PGM, or PNM file. This could result in the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running pstopnm if they could be convinced to try to convert a malicious PostScript file.
The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:133.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(19892);
script_version("1.20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2471");
script_bugtraq_id(14379);
script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2005:133");
script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : netpbm (MDKSA-2005:133)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Max Vozeler discovered that pstopnm, a part of the netpbm graphics
utility suite, would call the GhostScript interpreter on untrusted
PostScript files without using the -dSAFER option when converting a
PostScript file into a PBM, PGM, or PNM file. This could result in the
execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user
running pstopnm if they could be convinced to try to convert a
malicious PostScript file.
The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/16184/"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
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:U/RL:OF/RC:ND");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10-static-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-static-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10-static-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9-static-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:netpbm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/08/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/10/05");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/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);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"amd64", reference:"lib64netpbm9-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"amd64", reference:"lib64netpbm9-devel-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"amd64", reference:"lib64netpbm9-static-devel-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm9-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm9-devel-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm9-static-devel-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.0", reference:"netpbm-9.24-8.2.100mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64netpbm9-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64netpbm9-devel-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64netpbm9-static-devel-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm9-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm9-devel-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm9-static-devel-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.1", reference:"netpbm-9.24-8.1.101mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64netpbm10-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64netpbm10-devel-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64netpbm10-static-devel-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm10-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm10-devel-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"libnetpbm10-static-devel-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK10.2", reference:"netpbm-10.26-2.1.102mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mandriva | linux | lib64netpbm10 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10 |
mandriva | linux | lib64netpbm10-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10-devel |
mandriva | linux | lib64netpbm10-static-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm10-static-devel |
mandriva | linux | lib64netpbm9 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9 |
mandriva | linux | lib64netpbm9-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-devel |
mandriva | linux | lib64netpbm9-static-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64netpbm9-static-devel |
mandriva | linux | libnetpbm10 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10 |
mandriva | linux | libnetpbm10-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10-devel |
mandriva | linux | libnetpbm10-static-devel | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm10-static-devel |
mandriva | linux | libnetpbm9 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnetpbm9 |