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HistoryNov 16, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Oracle Linux 9 : ghostscript (ELSA-2023-6544)

2023-11-1600:00:00
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oracle linux 9
ghostscript
elsa-2023-6544
buffer overflow
denial of service
pdf file
vulnerability
nessus
postscript interpreter

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2023-6544 advisory.

  • In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential corruption of data internal to the PostScript interpreter, in base/sbcp.c. This affects BCPEncode, BCPDecode, TBCPEncode, and TBCPDecode. If the write buffer is filled to one byte less than full, and one then tries to write an escaped character, two bytes are written. (CVE-2023-28879)

  • A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN device with gs. (CVE-2023-38559)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-6544.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(185826);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-28879", "CVE-2023-38559");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0023-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0070-S");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : ghostscript (ELSA-2023-6544)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2023-6544 advisory.

  - In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential corruption of data
    internal to the PostScript interpreter, in base/sbcp.c. This affects BCPEncode, BCPDecode, TBCPEncode, and
    TBCPDecode. If the write buffer is filled to one byte less than full, and one then tries to write an
    escaped character, two bytes are written. (CVE-2023-28879)

  - A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This
    issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN
    device with gs. (CVE-2023-38559)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6544.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-28879");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/03/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/11/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-x11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libgs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libgs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/OracleLinux')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(os_release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:os_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 9', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'ghostscript-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-x11-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'libgs-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'libgs-devel-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'libgs-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'libgs-devel-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ghostscript-x11-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'libgs-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'libgs-devel-9.54.0-13.el9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'EL' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (reference && _release) {
    if (exists_check) {
        if (rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check) && rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
    } else {
        if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'ghostscript / ghostscript-doc / ghostscript-tools-dvipdf / etc');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9:3:appstream_base
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream
oraclelinux9cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder
oraclelinux9cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9
oraclelinuxghostscriptp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript
oraclelinuxghostscript-docp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-doc
oraclelinuxghostscript-tools-dvipdfp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
oraclelinuxghostscript-tools-fontsp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-fonts
oraclelinuxghostscript-tools-printingp-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-tools-printing
oraclelinuxghostscript-x11p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:ghostscript-x11
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