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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-0254

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix hosts have unpatched vulnerability CVE-2015-0254, allowing arbitrary code execution.

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  - Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "5",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jakarta-taglibs-standard"}
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      }
    ]
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  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jetty-annotations"},
          {"reference": "jetty-ant"},
          {"reference": "jetty-client"},
          {"reference": "jetty-continuation"},
          {"reference": "jetty-deploy"},
          {"reference": "jetty-http"},
          {"reference": "jetty-io"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jaas"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jaspi"},
          {"reference": "jetty-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jmx"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jndi"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jsp"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jspc-maven-plugin"},
          {"reference": "jetty-maven-plugin"},
          {"reference": "jetty-monitor"},
          {"reference": "jetty-plus"},
          {"reference": "jetty-project"},
          {"reference": "jetty-proxy"},
          {"reference": "jetty-rewrite"},
          {"reference": "jetty-runner"},
          {"reference": "jetty-security"},
          {"reference": "jetty-server"},
          {"reference": "jetty-servlet"},
          {"reference": "jetty-servlets"},
          {"reference": "jetty-start"},
          {"reference": "jetty-util"},
          {"reference": "jetty-util-ajax"},
          {"reference": "jetty-webapp"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-api"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-client"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-common"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-parent"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-server"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-servlet"},
          {"reference": "jetty-xml"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "jetty-annotations"},
          {"reference": "jetty-ant"},
          {"reference": "jetty-client"},
          {"reference": "jetty-continuation"},
          {"reference": "jetty-deploy"},
          {"reference": "jetty-http"},
          {"reference": "jetty-io"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jaas"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jaspi"},
          {"reference": "jetty-javadoc"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jmx"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jndi"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jsp"},
          {"reference": "jetty-jspc-maven-plugin"},
          {"reference": "jetty-maven-plugin"},
          {"reference": "jetty-monitor"},
          {"reference": "jetty-plus"},
          {"reference": "jetty-project"},
          {"reference": "jetty-proxy"},
          {"reference": "jetty-rewrite"},
          {"reference": "jetty-runner"},
          {"reference": "jetty-security"},
          {"reference": "jetty-server"},
          {"reference": "jetty-servlet"},
          {"reference": "jetty-servlets"},
          {"reference": "jetty-start"},
          {"reference": "jetty-util"},
          {"reference": "jetty-util-ajax"},
          {"reference": "jetty-webapp"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-api"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-client"},
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          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-server"},
          {"reference": "jetty-websocket-servlet"},
          {"reference": "jetty-xml"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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