Stack-based buffer overflow in driver_wext.c in wpa_supplicant 0.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted TSF data.
Updated package fixes this issue.
#%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-2007:245.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(36831);
script_version("1.16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-6025");
script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2007:245");
script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wpa_supplicant (MDKSA-2007:245)");
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:
"Stack-based buffer overflow in driver_wext.c in wpa_supplicant 0.6.0
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via
crafted TSF data.
Updated package fixes this issue."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Update the affected wpa_gui and / or wpa_supplicant packages."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_cwe_id(119);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wpa_gui");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wpa_supplicant");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/12/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
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:"MDK2008.0", reference:"wpa_gui-0.6.0-1.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"wpa_supplicant-0.6.0-1.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) 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");