CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
74.3%
It was discovered that KDM would allow logins without password checks under certain circumstances. If autologin was configured, and ‘shutdown with password’ enabled, a local user could exploit the problem and gain root privileges.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-517-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(28122);
script_version("1.14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-4569");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"517-1");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : kdebase vulnerability (USN-517-1)");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated packages.");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"It was discovered that KDM would allow logins without password checks
under certain circumstances. If autologin was configured, and
'shutdown with password' enabled, a local user could exploit the
problem and gain root privileges.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/517-1/"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cwe_id(264);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kappfinder");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kate");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kcontrol");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-bin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-data");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-dbg");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-doc-html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdebase-kio-plugins");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdepasswd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdeprint");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdesktop");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kdm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kfind");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:khelpcenter");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kicker");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:klipper");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kmenuedit");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konqueror");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konqueror-nsplugins");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:konsole");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpager");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kpersonalizer");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksmserver");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksplash");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksysguard");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ksysguardd");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ktip");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kwin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkonq4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libkonq4-dev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/09/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/11/10");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2007-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! ereg(pattern:"^(6\.06|6\.10|7\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 6.06 / 6.10 / 7.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kappfinder", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kate", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kcontrol", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase-bin", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase-data", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase-dev", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase-doc", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase-doc-html", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdebase-kio-plugins", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdepasswd", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdeprint", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdesktop", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kdm", pkgver:"4:3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kfind", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"khelpcenter", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kicker", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"klipper", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kmenuedit", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"konqueror", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"konqueror-nsplugins", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"konsole", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kpager", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kpersonalizer", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"ksmserver", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"ksplash", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"ksysguard", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"ksysguardd", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"ktip", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"kwin", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"libkonq4", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.06", pkgname:"libkonq4-dev", pkgver:"3.5.2-0ubuntu27.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kappfinder", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kate", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kcontrol", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-bin", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-data", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-dbg", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-dev", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-doc", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-doc-html", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdebase-kio-plugins", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdepasswd", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdeprint", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdesktop", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kdm", pkgver:"4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kfind", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"khelpcenter", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kicker", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"klipper", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kmenuedit", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"konqueror", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"konqueror-nsplugins", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"konsole", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kpager", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kpersonalizer", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"ksmserver", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"ksplash", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"ksysguard", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"ksysguardd", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"ktip", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"kwin", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"libkonq4", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"6.10", pkgname:"libkonq4-dev", pkgver:"3.5.5-0ubuntu3.6")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kappfinder", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kate", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kcontrol", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-bin", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-data", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-dbg", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-dev", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-doc", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-doc-html", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdebase-kio-plugins", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdepasswd", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdeprint", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdesktop", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kdm", pkgver:"4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.4")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kfind", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"khelpcenter", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kicker", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"klipper", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kmenuedit", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"konqueror", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"konqueror-nsplugins", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"konsole", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kpager", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kpersonalizer", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"ksmserver", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"ksplash", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"ksysguard", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"ksysguardd", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"ktip", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"kwin", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"libkonq4", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"7.04", pkgname:"libkonq4-dev", pkgver:"3.5.6-0ubuntu20.3")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : ubuntu_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "kappfinder / kate / kcontrol / kdebase / kdebase-bin / kdebase-data / etc");
}