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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17689

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2017-17689 with no vendor solution available.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-17689");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17689");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack that can
    indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL. (CVE-2017-17689)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-17689");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17689");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
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  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-17689");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdepim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdepim-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kdepim-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:evolution");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdepim");
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  exit(0);
}

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/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "evolution"},
          {"reference": "evolution-common"},
          {"reference": "evolution-dev"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-bogofilter"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-pstimport"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-spamassassin"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugins"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugins-experimental"},
          {"reference": "libevolution"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "evolution"},
          {"reference": "evolution-common"},
          {"reference": "evolution-dev"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-bogofilter"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-pstimport"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-spamassassin"},
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          {"reference": "evolution-plugins-experimental"},
          {"reference": "libevolution"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "evolution"},
          {"reference": "evolution-common"},
          {"reference": "evolution-dev"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-bogofilter"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-pstimport"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-spamassassin"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugins"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugins-experimental"},
          {"reference": "libevolution"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "evolution"},
          {"reference": "evolution-common"},
          {"reference": "evolution-dev"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-bogofilter"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-pstimport"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugin-spamassassin"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugins"},
          {"reference": "evolution-plugins-experimental"},
          {"reference": "libevolution"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "kdepim"},
          {"reference": "kdepim-devel"},
          {"reference": "kdepim-libs"}
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      }
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          {"reference": "kdepim-devel"},
          {"reference": "kdepim-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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