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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-266-01)

🗓️ 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'New' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-266-01 advisory. Upgraded OpenSSH 3.7.1p2 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0 and -current. It fixes security problems with PAM authentication and includes several code cleanups from Solar Designer. Please install the updated package(s)

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53964");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0682");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-266-01)");
  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|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2003-266-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.373294");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'New' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-266-01 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Upgraded OpenSSH 3.7.1p2 packages are available for Slackware 8.1,
9.0 and -current. This fixes security problems with PAM
authentication. It also includes several code cleanups from Solar
Designer.

Slackware is not vulnerable to the PAM problem, and it is not
believed that any of the other code cleanups fix exploitable
security problems, not nevertheless sites may wish to upgrade.

These are some of the more interesting entries from OpenSSH's
ChangeLog so you can be the judge:

 [buffer.c]
 protect against double free, #660, zardoz at users.sf.net
 - [email protected] 2003/09/18 08:49:45
 [deattack.c misc.c session.c ssh-agent.c]
 more buffer allocation fixes, from Solar Designer, CAN-2003-0682,
 ok millert@
 - (djm) Bug #676: Fix PAM stack corruption
 - (djm) Fix bad free() in PAM code");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'New' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, 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:"openssh", ver:"3.7.1p2-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:"openssh", ver:"3.7.1p2-i386-1", rls:"SLK9.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"openssh", ver:"3.7.1p2-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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01 Feb 2024 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.08788
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