Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-20006
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Unpack::CopyString function in the UnRAR file decompression tool allows a perpetrator to gain access to confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures. | 11 Apr 202200:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| UnRAR 缓冲区错误漏洞 | 1 Jul 202100:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| UnRar buffer overflow vulnerability | 2 Jul 202100:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-20006 | 1 Jul 202102:54 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-20006 | 1 Jul 202102:54 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2017-20006 | 1 Jul 202102:54 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2017-11021 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2017-20006 | 1 Jul 202103:15 | – | nvd | |
| SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:2834-1) | 26 Aug 202100:00 | – | openvas | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20006 | 1 Jul 202103:15 | – | osv |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20006 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/10");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-20006");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-20006");
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"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
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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.
- UnRAR 5.6.1.2 and 5.6.1.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Unpack::CopyString (called from
Unpack::Unpack5 and CmdExtract::ExtractCurrentFile). (CVE-2017-20006)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-20006");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
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script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-20006");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
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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:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:unrar-nonfree");
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script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04");
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/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "16.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "unrar-nonfree"}
]
}
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},
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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{
"release": "18.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "unrar-nonfree"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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