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Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / current : Sendmail vulnerabilities fixed (SSA:2003-260-02)

🗓️ 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / current : Sendmail vulnerabilities fixed (SSA:2003-260-02) - Patched sendmail packages to fix security problem

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Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2003-260-02. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(18739);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_xref(name:"SSA", value:"2003-260-02");

  script_name(english:"Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / current : Sendmail vulnerabilities fixed (SSA:2003-260-02)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in /var/log/packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Slackware host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The sendmail packages in Slackware 8.1, 9.0, and -current have been
patched to fix security problems. These issues seem to be remotely
exploitable, so all sites running sendmail should upgrade right away.
Sendmail's 8.12.10 announcement may be found here:
http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html"
  );
  # http://www.sendmail.org/8.12.10.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.proofpoint.com/us/open-source-email-solution"
  );
  # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.452857
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?61b3328e"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected sendmail and / or sendmail-cf packages."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sendmail");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sendmail-cf");
  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_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2003/09/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13");
  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:"Slackware Local Security Checks");

  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:"sendmail", pkgver:"8.12.10", pkgarch:"i386", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"8.1", pkgname:"sendmail-cf", pkgver:"8.12.10", pkgarch:"noarch", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"9.0", pkgname:"sendmail", pkgver:"8.12.10", pkgarch:"i386", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"9.0", pkgname:"sendmail-cf", pkgver:"8.12.10", pkgarch:"noarch", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"current", pkgname:"sendmail", pkgver:"8.12.10", pkgarch:"i486", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"current", pkgname:"sendmail-cf", pkgver:"8.12.10", pkgarch:"noarch", 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");

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