Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : InspIRCd vulnerabilities (USN-7405-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7405-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(233771);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-7142", "CVE-2019-20917", "CVE-2020-25269");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7405-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : InspIRCd vulnerabilities (USN-7405-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7405-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certificate fingerprints, which could lead to
    spoofing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. This issue only
    affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7142)

    It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a
    NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
    This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-20917)

    It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a
    use-after-free. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2020-25269)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7405-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected inspircd and / or inspircd-dev packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-7142");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/04/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/04/02");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inspircd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:inspircd-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2025 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('16.04' >< os_release || '18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'inspircd', 'pkgver': '2.0.20-5ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2016-7142', 'CVE-2019-20917', 'CVE-2020-25269']},
    {'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'inspircd-dev', 'pkgver': '2.0.20-5ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2016-7142', 'CVE-2019-20917', 'CVE-2020-25269']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'inspircd', 'pkgver': '2.0.24-1ubuntu1+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-20917', 'CVE-2020-25269']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'inspircd-dev', 'pkgver': '2.0.24-1ubuntu1+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2019-20917', 'CVE-2020-25269']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'inspircd', 'pkgver': '3.4.0-2ubuntu1+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2020-25269']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'inspircd-dev', 'pkgver': '3.4.0-2ubuntu1+esm1', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE, 'cves': ['CVE-2020-25269']}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'inspircd / inspircd-dev');
}