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Scientific Linux Security Update : graphviz on SL5.x i386/x86_64

🗓️ 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Security Update for Graphviz on Scientific Linux 5.x i386/x86_64. Addresses stack-based buffer overflow in parser.y, allowing remote attackers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(60694);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4555");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : graphviz on SL5.x i386/x86_64");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Stack-based buffer overflow in the push_subg function in parser.y
(lib/graph/parser.c) in Graphviz 2.20.2, and possibly earlier
versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file
with a large number of Agraph_t elements. (CVE-2008-4555)

Note: graphviz-ocaml is no longer supported in the SL version of
graphiviz. This is because ocaml was never included. If you do have
graphviz-ocaml installed, you will have to remove it before doing this
update.

Note: This update is already in SL 5.4"
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0911&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=1710
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9d072e9f"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

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


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-devel-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-doc-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-gd-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-graphs-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-guile-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-java-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-lua-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-perl-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-php-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-python-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-ruby-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"graphviz-tcl-2.24.0-1.el5.sl")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"lua-5.1.2-1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"lua-devel-5.1.2-1.el5")) 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");

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