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Scientific Linux Security Update : libtool on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

2012-08-0100:00:00
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CVE-2009-3736 libtool: libltdl may load and execute code from a library in the current directory

A flaw was found in the way GNU Libtool’s libltdl library looked for modules to load. It was possible for libltdl to load and run modules from an arbitrary library in the current working directory. If a local attacker could trick a local user into running an application (which uses libltdl) from an attacker-controlled directory containing a malicious Libtool control file (.la), the attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2009-3736)

After installing the updated packages, applications using the libltdl library must be restarted for the update to take effect.

#%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(60702);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3736");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : libtool on SL3.x, SL4.x, 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:
"CVE-2009-3736 libtool: libltdl may load and execute code from a
library in the current directory

A flaw was found in the way GNU Libtool's libltdl library looked for
modules to load. It was possible for libltdl to load and run modules
from an arbitrary library in the current working directory. If a local
attacker could trick a local user into running an application (which
uses libltdl) from an attacker-controlled directory containing a
malicious Libtool control file (.la), the attacker could possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
application. (CVE-2009-3736)

After installing the updated packages, applications using the libltdl
library must be restarted for the update to take effect."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0912&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=1023
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9107a29b"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/12/08");
  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:"SL3", reference:"libtool-1.4.3-7")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"libtool-libs-1.4.3-7")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"libtool-1.5.6-5.el4_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"libtool-libs-1.5.6-5.el4_8")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libtool-1.5.22-7.el5_4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libtool-ltdl-1.5.22-7.el5_4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"libtool-ltdl-devel-1.5.22-7.el5_4")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
VendorProductVersionCPE
fermilabscientific_linuxx-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux