CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.2%
The remote host is missing an update for the
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61474");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3329");
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:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-210-04)");
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(11\.0|12\.0|12\.1|current)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2008-210-04");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.385042");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'links' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-210-04 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New links packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current
to fix a security issue when using proxies.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
[link moved to references]
Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/links-2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to links-2.1.
Unspecified vulnerability in Links before 2.1, when 'only proxies' is
enabled, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to providing
'URLs to external programs.'
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'links' package(s) on Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, 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 == "SLK11.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"links", ver:"2.1-i486-1_slack11.0", rls:"SLK11.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLK12.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"links", ver:"2.1-i486-1_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLK12.1") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"links", ver:"2.1-i486-1_slack12.1", rls:"SLK12.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLKcurrent") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"links", ver:"2.1-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);