Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / current : OpenSSH Security Advisory (SSA:2003-259-01)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2003-259-01. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(18730);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/04/02");
  script_xref(name:"SSA", value:"2003-259-01");

  script_name(english:"Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / current : OpenSSH Security Advisory (SSA:2003-259-01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Upgraded OpenSSH packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0 and -
-current. These fix a buffer management error found in versions of
OpenSSH earlier than 3.7. The possibility exists that this error could
allow a remote exploit, so we recommend all sites running OpenSSH
upgrade to the new OpenSSH package immediately.");
  # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.374735
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8599143a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected openssh package.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/09/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:openssh");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Slackware/release", "Host/Slackware/packages");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("slackware.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Slackware");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/packages")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


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


flag = 0;
if (slackware_check(osver:"8.1", pkgname:"openssh", pkgver:"3.7p1", pkgarch:"i386", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"9.0", pkgname:"openssh", pkgver:"3.7p1", pkgarch:"i386", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"current", pkgname:"openssh", pkgver:"3.7p1", pkgarch:"i486", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:slackware_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");