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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-1002208

🗓️ 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux system has unpatched CVE-2018-1002208 prior to 1.0 RC1 enabling directory traversal.

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Broadcom
BSA-2018-662
21 Jun 201800:00
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CVE-2018-1002208
3 Nov 202514:23
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CNVD
sharplibzip directory traversal vulnerability
26 Jul 201800:00
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CVE-2018-1002208
25 Jul 201817:00
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25 Jul 201817:00
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Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 1564-1] mono security update
1 Nov 201819:42
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CVE-2018-1002208
25 Jul 201817:00
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2 Nov 201800:00
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3 Oct 202520:07
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K64709522: Multiple Zip Slip vulnerabilities
21 Feb 202318:46
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(254505);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1002208");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-1002208");

  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.

  - SharpZipLib before 1.0 RC1 is vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing attackers to write to arbitrary
    files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a Zip archive entry that is mishandled during extraction. This
    vulnerability is also known as 'Zip-Slip'. (CVE-2018-1002208)

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-2018-1002208");
  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:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-1002208");

  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:"2018/06/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  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:mono");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mono-reference-assemblies");
  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("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-14.04", "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-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmono-2.0-1"},
          {"reference": "libmono-2.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmono-c5-1.1-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-cecil-private-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-cil-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmono-codecontracts4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-compilerservices-symbolwriter4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-csharp4.0c-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-entityframework-sqlserver6.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-entityframework6.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-http4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-management2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-management4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-messaging-rabbitmq2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-messaging-rabbitmq4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-messaging2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-messaging4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-opensystem-c4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-posix2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-posix4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-profiler"},
          {"reference": "libmono-rabbitmq2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-rabbitmq4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-simd2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-web4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-webbrowser2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-webbrowser4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono2.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmonoboehm-2.0-1"},
          {"reference": "libmonoboehm-2.0-1-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libmonoboehm-2.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmonosgen-2.0-1"},
          {"reference": "libmonosgen-2.0-1-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libmonosgen-2.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "mono-complete"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-boehm"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-common"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-dbg"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-sgen"},
          {"reference": "mono-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ca-certificates-mono"},
          {"reference": "libmono-2.0-1"},
          {"reference": "libmono-2.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmono-c5-1.1-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-cecil-private-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-cil-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmono-codecontracts4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-compilerservices-symbolwriter4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-corlib4.5-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-csharp4.0c-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-http4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n-cjk4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n-mideast4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n-other4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n-rare4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n4.0-all"},
          {"reference": "libmono-i18n4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-management4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-messaging-rabbitmq4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-messaging4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-parallel4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-posix4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-profiler"},
          {"reference": "libmono-rabbitmq4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-simd4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-smdiagnostics0.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-system4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmono-webbrowser4.0-cil"},
          {"reference": "libmonoboehm-2.0-1"},
          {"reference": "libmonoboehm-2.0-1-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libmonoboehm-2.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmonosgen-2.0-1"},
          {"reference": "libmonosgen-2.0-1-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libmonosgen-2.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "mono-complete"},
          {"reference": "mono-reference-assemblies"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-boehm"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-common"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-dbg"},
          {"reference": "mono-runtime-sgen"},
          {"reference": "mono-utils"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mono"},
          {"reference": "mono-reference-assemblies"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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25 Aug 2025 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00791
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