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SuSE 10 Security Update : mozilla-nspr (ZYPP Patch Number 6631)

2010-10-1100:00:00
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suse 10
security update
mozilla-nspr
remote attackers
code execution
javascript vectors
heap-based buffer overflow
memory allocation
arbitrary code

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.97

Percentile

99.7%

This update fixes a bug in the Mozilla NSPR helper libraries, which could be used by remote attackers to potentially execute code via JavaScript vectors.

  • Security researcher Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research reported a heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla’s string to floating point number conversion routines.
    Using this vulnerability an attacker could craft some malicious JavaScript code containing a very long string to be converted to a floating point number which would result in improper memory allocation and the execution of an arbitrary memory location. This vulnerability could thus be leveraged by the attacker to run arbitrary code on a victim’s computer. (MFSA 2009-59 / CVE-2009-1563)
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(49895);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0689");

  script_name(english:"SuSE 10 Security Update : mozilla-nspr (ZYPP Patch Number 6631)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update fixes a bug in the Mozilla NSPR helper libraries, which
could be used by remote attackers to potentially execute code via
JavaScript vectors.

  - Security researcher Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research
    reported a heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla's
    string to floating point number conversion routines.
    Using this vulnerability an attacker could craft some
    malicious JavaScript code containing a very long string
    to be converted to a floating point number which would
    result in improper memory allocation and the execution
    of an arbitrary memory location. This vulnerability
    could thus be leveraged by the attacker to run arbitrary
    code on a victim's computer. (MFSA 2009-59 /
    CVE-2009-1563)"
  );
  # http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-59.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2009-59/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1563.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply ZYPP patch number 6631.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/10/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/11/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/10/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 10 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:3, reference:"mozilla-nspr-4.8.2-1.5.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:3, reference:"mozilla-nspr-devel-4.8.2-1.5.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:3, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"mozilla-nspr-32bit-4.8.2-1.5.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:3, reference:"mozilla-nspr-4.8.2-1.5.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:3, reference:"mozilla-nspr-devel-4.8.2-1.5.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:3, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"mozilla-nspr-32bit-4.8.2-1.5.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.97

Percentile

99.7%