Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-42916

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  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-42916");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2023/12/25");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-42916");

  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.

  - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and
    iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may disclose sensitive
    information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS
    before iOS 16.7.1. (CVE-2023-42916)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/07/18");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  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:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-opensource-src");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:webkit2gtk");
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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 = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libwpewebkit-1.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "libwpewebkit-1.1-0"},
          {"reference": "libwpewebkit-1.1-dev"},
          {"reference": "wpewebkit-driver"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libwpewebkit-1.0-3"},
          {"reference": "libwpewebkit-1.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwpewebkit-1.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "wpewebkit-driver"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"},
          {"reference": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "qml-module-qtwebkit"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-source"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit5-doc-html"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"},
          {"reference": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-source"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk-driver"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk"}
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    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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      {
        "release": "20.04",
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          {"reference": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"},
          {"reference": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"},
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    ]
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    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"},
          {"reference": "wpewebkit"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"}
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      }
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  }
};

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');
}