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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-11233

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Linux/Unix hosts have unpatched vulnerability CVE-2024-11233 in affected PHP versions leading to risks.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(227594);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-11233");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-11233");

  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 PHP versions 8.1.* before 8.1.31, 8.2.* before 8.2.26, 8.3.* before 8.3.14, due to an error in
    convert.quoted-printable-decode filter certain data can lead to buffer overread by one byte, which can in
    certain circumstances lead to crashes or disclose content of other memory areas. (CVE-2024-11233)

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-2024-11233");
  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:P/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-11233");

  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:"2024/11/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/05");

  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:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.2");
  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/Ubuntu Linux-14.04", "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": "libapache2-mod-php5"},
          {"reference": "libapache2-mod-php5filter"},
          {"reference": "libphp5-embed"},
          {"reference": "php-pear"},
          {"reference": "php5"},
          {"reference": "php5-cgi"},
          {"reference": "php5-cli"},
          {"reference": "php5-common"},
          {"reference": "php5-curl"},
          {"reference": "php5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "php5-dev"},
          {"reference": "php5-enchant"},
          {"reference": "php5-fpm"},
          {"reference": "php5-gd"},
          {"reference": "php5-gmp"},
          {"reference": "php5-intl"},
          {"reference": "php5-ldap"},
          {"reference": "php5-mysql"},
          {"reference": "php5-mysqlnd"},
          {"reference": "php5-odbc"},
          {"reference": "php5-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "php5-pspell"},
          {"reference": "php5-readline"},
          {"reference": "php5-recode"},
          {"reference": "php5-snmp"},
          {"reference": "php5-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "php5-sybase"},
          {"reference": "php5-tidy"},
          {"reference": "php5-xmlrpc"},
          {"reference": "php5-xsl"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libapache2-mod-php7.2"},
          {"reference": "libphp7.2-embed"},
          {"reference": "php7.2"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-bcmath"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-bz2"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-cgi"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-cli"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-common"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-curl"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-dba"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-dev"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-enchant"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-fpm"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-gd"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-gmp"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-imap"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-interbase"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-intl"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-json"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-ldap"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-mbstring"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-mysql"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-odbc"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-opcache"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-phpdbg"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-pspell"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-readline"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-recode"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-snmp"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-soap"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-sqlite3"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-sybase"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-tidy"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-xml"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-xmlrpc"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-xsl"},
          {"reference": "php7.2-zip"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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16 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.14.8 - 8.2
EPSS0.01586
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