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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-7245

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2017-7245 with no vendor fix available.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(221406);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/15");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7245");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-7245");

  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.

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the pcre32_copy_substring function in pcre_get.c in libpcre1 in PCRE 8.40
    allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WRITE of size 4) or possibly have unspecified other
    impact via a crafted file. (CVE-2017-7245)

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-2017-7245");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7245");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  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:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-7245");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/03/23");
  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:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
  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:glib2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-fam");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:glib2-tests");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:virtuoso-opensource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:virtuoso-opensource-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pcre3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-fam");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glib2-tests");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pcre");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pcre-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pcre-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pcre-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:virtuoso-opensource");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
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  script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7");

  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": "libpcre16-3"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libpcre32-3"},
          {"reference": "libpcrecpp0v5"},
          {"reference": "pcregrep"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libpcre16-3"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpcre3-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libpcre32-3"},
          {"reference": "libpcrecpp0v5"},
          {"reference": "pcregrep"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "5",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "pcre"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "glib2"},
          {"reference": "glib2-devel"},
          {"reference": "glib2-doc"},
          {"reference": "glib2-static"},
          {"reference": "pcre"},
          {"reference": "pcre-devel"},
          {"reference": "pcre-static"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "glib2"},
          {"reference": "glib2-devel"},
          {"reference": "glib2-doc"},
          {"reference": "glib2-fam"},
          {"reference": "glib2-static"},
          {"reference": "glib2-tests"},
          {"reference": "pcre"},
          {"reference": "pcre-devel"},
          {"reference": "pcre-static"},
          {"reference": "pcre-tools"},
          {"reference": "virtuoso-opensource"},
          {"reference": "virtuoso-opensource-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "glib2"},
          {"reference": "glib2-devel"},
          {"reference": "glib2-doc"},
          {"reference": "glib2-fam"},
          {"reference": "glib2-static"},
          {"reference": "glib2-tests"},
          {"reference": "pcre"},
          {"reference": "pcre-devel"},
          {"reference": "pcre-static"},
          {"reference": "pcre-tools"},
          {"reference": "virtuoso-opensource"},
          {"reference": "virtuoso-opensource-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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15 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 37.8
EPSS0.00436
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