SUSE-SA:2005:064: pwdutils, shadow

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# This plugin text was extracted from SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2005:064
#


if ( ! defined_func("bn_random") ) exit(0);

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

if(description)
{
 script_id(20209);
 script_version("1.9");
 
 name["english"] = "SUSE-SA:2005:064: pwdutils, shadow";
 
 script_name(english:name["english"]);
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:064 (pwdutils, shadow).


Thomas Gerisch found that the setuid 'chfn' program contained in the
pwdutils suite insufficiently checks it's arguments when changing
the GECOS field. This bug leads to a trivially exploitable local
privilege escalation that allows users to gain root access.

We like to thank Thomas Gerisch for pointing out the problem." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"http://www.suse.de/security/advisories/2005_64_pwdutils.html" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High" );



 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/11/15");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
 script_end_attributes();

 
 summary["english"] = "Check for the version of the pwdutils, shadow package";
 script_summary(english:summary["english"]);
 
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 family["english"] = "SuSE Local Security Checks";
 script_family(english:family["english"]);
 
 script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
 exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");
if ( rpm_check( reference:"pwdutils-3.0.4-4.2", release:"SUSE10.0") )
{
 security_hole(0);
 exit(0);
}
if ( rpm_check( reference:"shadow-4.0.3-267", release:"SUSE9.0") )
{
 security_hole(0);
 exit(0);
}
if ( rpm_check( reference:"pwdutils-2.6.4-2.18.3", release:"SUSE9.1") )
{
 security_hole(0);
 exit(0);
}
if ( rpm_check( reference:"pwdutils-2.6.90-6.2", release:"SUSE9.2") )
{
 security_hole(0);
 exit(0);
}
if ( rpm_check( reference:"pwdutils-2.6.96-4.2", release:"SUSE9.3") )
{
 security_hole(0);
 exit(0);
}