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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-273-01)

🗓️ 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-273-01) - Upgraded OpenSSL packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix problems with ASN.1 parsing which could lead to a denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53881");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2023-06-20T05:05:20+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-06-20 05:05:20 +0000 (Tue, 20 Jun 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-273-01)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(8\.1|9\.0|9\.1|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2003-273-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.464492");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20030930.txt");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'OpenSSL' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-273-01 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Upgraded OpenSSL packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0,
9.1, and -current. These fix problems with ASN.1 parsing which
could lead to a denial of service. It is not known whether the
problems could lead to the running of malicious code on the
server, but it has not been ruled out.

We recommend sites that use OpenSSL upgrade to the fixed packages
right away.


Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Tue Sep 30 16:16:35 PDT 2003
patches/packages/openssl-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to OpenSSL 0.9.7c.
patches/packages/openssl-solibs-0.9.7c-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to OpenSSL 0.9.7c.
 This update fixes problems with OpenSSL's ASN.1 parsing which could lead to
 a denial of service. It is not known whether the problems could lead to the
 running of malicious code on the server, but it has not been ruled out.
 For detailed information, see OpenSSL's security advisory:
 [link moved to references]
 We recommend sites that use OpenSSL upgrade to the fixed packages right away.
 (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'OpenSSL' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware current.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");

release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLK8.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl", ver:"0.9.6k-i386-1", rls:"SLK8.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl-solibs", ver:"0.9.6k-i386-1", rls:"SLK8.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK9.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl", ver:"0.9.7c-i386-1", rls:"SLK9.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl-solibs", ver:"0.9.7c-i386-1", rls:"SLK9.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLK9.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl", ver:"0.9.7c-i486-1", rls:"SLK9.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl-solibs", ver:"0.9.7c-i486-1", rls:"SLK9.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl", ver:"0.9.7c-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssl-solibs", ver:"0.9.7c-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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