Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20170512)

#%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(100173);
  script_version("3.9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/12/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-8291");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/06/14");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : ghostscript on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20170512)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Security Fix(es) :

  - It was found that ghostscript did not properly validate
    the parameters passed to the .rsdparams and .eqproc
    functions. During its execution, a specially crafted
    PostScript document could execute code in the context of
    the ghostscript process, bypassing the -dSAFER
    protection. (CVE-2017-8291)");
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1705&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=4871
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?903bb708");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-8291");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Ghostscript Type Confusion Arbitrary Command Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/04/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/05/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/05/15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-cups");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ghostscript-gtk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/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:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 7.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:"ghostscript-8.70-23.el6_9.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"ghostscript-debuginfo-8.70-23.el6_9.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"ghostscript-devel-8.70-23.el6_9.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"ghostscript-doc-8.70-23.el6_9.2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"ghostscript-gtk-8.70-23.el6_9.2")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ghostscript-9.07-20.el7_3.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ghostscript-cups-9.07-20.el7_3.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ghostscript-debuginfo-9.07-20.el7_3.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ghostscript-devel-9.07-20.el7_3.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", reference:"ghostscript-doc-9.07-20.el7_3.5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"ghostscript-gtk-9.07-20.el7_3.5")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    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, "ghostscript / ghostscript-cups / ghostscript-debuginfo / etc");
}