Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-0198
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 69 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0003: libexif (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0003) | 14 May 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 8 : libexif (CESA-2020:4766) | 1 Feb 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DLA-2249-1 : libexif security update | 17 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2020-2251) | 30 Oct 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1083) | 20 Jan 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1151) | 1 Feb 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : libexif (EulerOS-SA-2021-1315) | 22 Feb 202100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 32 : libexif (2020-0aa0fc1b0c) | 25 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 33 : libexif (2020-e99ef3282f) | 17 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| GLSA-202011-19 : libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities | 17 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(222994);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-0198");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-0198");
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.
- In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort due to an integer overflow.
This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User
interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-146428941
(CVE-2020-0198)
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-2020-0198");
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2020-0198");
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:"2020/06/11");
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:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libexif");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libexif-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libexif-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libexif-doc");
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");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "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/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"CentOS Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "libexif"},
{"reference": "libexif-devel"},
{"reference": "libexif-doc"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "libexif"},
{"reference": "libexif-devel"},
{"reference": "libexif-doc"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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