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Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1150-1)

🗓️ 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AGType 
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The Debian 'shadow' package(s) in Debian 3.1 is missing an update as announced via the DSA-1150-1 advisory. It affects packages that execute the setuid() system call without checking for success when trying to drop privileges, which may fail with some PAM configurations. The stable distribution (sarge) has been fixed in version 4.0.3-31sarge8, and the unstable distribution (sid) has been fixed in version 4.0.17-2. It is recommended to upgrade the passwd package

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57267");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-3378");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:13:11 +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:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1150-1)");
  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-1150-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2006/DSA-1150-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-1150");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'shadow' package(s) announced via the DSA-1150-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A bug has been discovered in several packages that execute the setuid() system call without checking for success when trying to drop privileges, which may fail with some PAM configurations.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.3-31sarge8.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.17-2.

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

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'shadow' 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:"login", ver:"1:4.0.3-31sarge8", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"passwd", ver:"1:4.0.3-31sarge8", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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17 Jan 2008 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS27.2
EPSS0.00056
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