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HistoryNov 16, 2012 - 12:00 a.m.

Scientific Linux Security Update : libproxy on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20121114)

2012-11-1600:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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7

10 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.7%

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libproxy handled the downloading of proxy auto-configuration (PAC) files. A malicious server hosting a PAC file or a man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to cause an application using libproxy to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code, if the proxy settings obtained by libproxy (from the environment or the desktop environment settings) instructed the use of a PAC proxy configuration. (CVE-2012-4505)

All applications using libproxy must be restarted for this 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(62933);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4505");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : libproxy on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20121114)");
  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:
"A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libproxy handled the
downloading of proxy auto-configuration (PAC) files. A malicious
server hosting a PAC file or a man-in-the-middle attacker could use
this flaw to cause an application using libproxy to crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code, if the proxy settings obtained by
libproxy (from the environment or the desktop environment settings)
instructed the use of a PAC proxy configuration. (CVE-2012-4505)

All applications using libproxy must be restarted for this update to
take effect."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1211&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=1572
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?83782d97"
  );
  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_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-gnome");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-kde");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-mozjs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-python");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-webkit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/11/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/11/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/11/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  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("misc_func.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");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
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:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-bin-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-devel-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-gnome-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-kde-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-mozjs-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-python-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"libproxy-webkit-0.3.0-3.el6_3")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libproxy / libproxy-bin / libproxy-devel / libproxy-gnome / etc");
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxyp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-binp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-bin
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-develp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-devel
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-gnomep-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-gnome
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-kdep-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-kde
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-mozjsp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-mozjs
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-pythonp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-python
fermilabscientific_linuxlibproxy-webkitp-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libproxy-webkit
fermilabscientific_linuxx-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

10 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.7%