Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-854-1)

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55599");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1267");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:03:37 +0000 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
  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:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-854-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.1");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-854-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-854-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-854");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tcpdump' package(s) announced via the DSA-854-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Simon Nielsen discovered that the BGP dissector in tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition, does not properly handle a -1 return value from an internal function that decodes data packets. A specially crafted BGP packet can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop.

The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-5sarge1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump package.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'tcpdump' package(s) on Debian 3.1.");

  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-deb.inc");

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "DEB3.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tcpdump", ver:"3.8.3-5sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);